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Helen Bailey murder trial

Ian Stewart has been found guilty of murdering his partner, the children's author Helen Bailey.

The 51-year-old's body was found in a cesspit in the grounds of her home in Royston, Hertfordshire in July 2016.

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Helen Bailey: Jury sent out

Helen Bailey

The jury has been sent out to consider its verdicts in the trial of a man accused of the murder of Northumberland author Helen Bailey.

Ms Bailey, 51 and from Ponteland, was found dead alongside her dog, in a cesspit at her home in Royston, Hertfordshire, last July.

Her fiance Ian Stewart, 56, denies murder, fraud, preventing a lawful burial, and three counts of perverting the course of justice.

His trial has been ongoing for six weeks at St Albans Crown Court.

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