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Topping, Alexandra (22 February 2017). "Helen Bailey trial: fiance Ian Stewart found guilty of author's murder". The Guardian . Retrieved 11 October 2021. a b "Helen Bailey murder accused challenged over 'kidnap' pair". BBC News. 13 February 2017 . Retrieved 17 February 2017. The jury heard of several sightings of Bailey after the time at which the prosecution alleged that the murder had taken place. One of Bailey's neighbours gave evidence that she had seen the author walking her dachshund Boris "between 15:40 and 15:50" on the day of her disappearance. Two other neighbours said they had seen her walking her dog that day between about 13:20 and 14:20. [42] A further witness claimed to have seen Bailey in Broadstairs after her alleged murder, but admitted under cross-examination that he had not thought about the sighting until a journalist from The Sun had interviewed him; he accepted that the sighting could have been in March, before Bailey was reported missing. [43] a b "Helen Bailey death: Children's author 'found in septic tank' ". BBC News . Retrieved 19 July 2016. Helen Bailey: Author 'drugged and suffocated' ". BBC News. 10 January 2017 . Retrieved 10 January 2017.

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a b c d e Cocozza, Paula (3 October 2015). "I was wearing a bikini when he died – the absurdity of it' ". The Guardian. London . Retrieved 19 July 2016.After a degree in science, Helen worked in the media, running a successful London-based character licensing agency handling internationally renowned properties such as Snoopy, Felicity Wishes, Dilbert and Zorro.

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Following Stewart's conviction, the police began to re-examine the death of his first wife, Diane, in 2010. [53] On 21 August 2018 he was arrested and questioned on suspicion of her murder. [54] Subsequently charged with his wife's murder, Stewart appeared at St Albans Crown Court on 6 July 2020. He was remanded in custody until a plea hearing scheduled for 21 September 2020. [55] [56] In November 2021, Stewart pleaded not guilty to the charge. [57] On 11 July, police reported that they had arrested a 55-year-old Royston man, and questioned him on suspicion of murder and disposing of a body. [20] [21] He was initially released on bail, [22] but on 15 July police reported that human remains, and those of Bailey's dog, had been found in a hidden second septic tank at her house, Hartwell Lodge, in Royston. [23] Police confirmed that the remains found were those of Bailey. [24] [25] Ian Stewart was charged on 16 July with murder, perverting the course of justice and preventing a lawful burial. He was remanded in custody and appeared at St Albans Crown Court on 19 July. [26] [27] On 12 October he pleaded not guilty, [28] with his trial set for January 2017. [23] Murder trial [ edit ] Residence of Helen Bailey, 23 July 2016 In his closing statement, prosecutor Stuart Trimmer QC told the jury that Stewart's version of events was "quite absurd" and that the accused had "grossly deceived" Bailey, saying: "It is perfectly plain she was completely overwhelmed by what some people might call ' love bombing'... it is a matter of common sense and knowledge that someone shortly bereaved might not have the logical equipment to see she was being deceived." [44] In response, Simon Russell Flint, the barrister acting for Stewart, dismissed the prosecution's "highly speculative theories", and asked, "What possible motive could he have?" [44] Hello Yellow - 80 Books to Help Children Nurture Good Mental Health and Support With Anxiety and Wellbeing -Presenter: Jane Garvey Producer: Eleanor Garland (21 October 2015). "Best of the best women's fiction, Autism and puberty, Civil partnership amendment, Living with grief". Woman's Hour. 27:45 minutes in. BBC. BBC Radio 4 . Retrieved 19 July 2016. Stewart was the subject of the first episode of the true crime drama What The Killer Did Next, broadcast in February 2019 [50] and presented by Philip Glenister. [51] [52] Death of Stewart's wife (2010) [ edit ] a b "Helen Bailey: Writer". PlanetGrief.com. Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. . Retrieved 11 July 2016 In February 2011, her husband John Sinfield drowned while swimming when the couple were on holiday in Barbados. [2] [7] They had been together for 22 years, and married for the last 15. [7] Her first book for adults, When Bad Things Happen in Good Bikinis (2015), was based on her Planet Grief blog which sets out her "journey through grief" after he died. [13] It was described in The Guardian as "a painful and companionable account of coming to terms with life without her husband." [7] The book also noted her subsequent relationship, beginning in October 2011, with widower Ian Stewart, a father of two adult sons. [2] [7] [14] She appeared on television to talk about the grieving process, [15] and in October 2015, she discussed her experiences and the book on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour. [16] Disappearance and death [ edit ] Helen Bailey, "Queen of Teen" ". HelenBaileyBooks.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016 . Retrieved 11 July 2016.