who was 51 — were found lastjuly
at the house in hertfordshire
where she lived with ian stewart.
he denies murder.
he was her fiance.
our correspondent ben ando
is at st albans crown court.
at the start of the prosecution
opening their case, the jury was
warned that they needed to be ready
to see some quite distressing images
amongst the photographs that they
would be shown jarring the trial.
helen bailey was 51 years old when
she died and was successful and a
well—regarded author of teenage
fiction. she created the character
electro— brown and had been living
with her partner ian stuart, who is
55. last year injuly he reported
her missing. there was a campaign
and friends of hers searched
woodland nearby where she was known
to walk with her the love that pets
dash and called colin. following a
tip—off, police went back to the
home and followed a hatch that went
down to a 100—year—old well, which