image caption Author Helen Bailey was last seen alive on 11 April 2016. On her death, he would benefit to the sum of "£1.8m in addition to the sum of the main Royston house and the second home in Broadstairs", Mr Trimmer said.
The chilling footage shows Ian being arrested and his subsequent police interview. “Putting your hand over your mouth can be another way of making sure you don’t slip up, that you don’t say anything," said Professor Dawn Archer, who has analysed Stewart's body language for TV show Faking It. He told the solicitor that Helen was "unwell" and made the first of several attempts to force through the sale in her absence.
[53], Subsequently charged with his wife's murder, Stewart appeared at St Albans Crown Court on 6 July 2020. What The Killer Did Next from A+E Networks UK will air on the CRIME+INVESTIGATION channel (Sky 156, Virgin 275, BT 328 and TalkTalk 328)on Monday, February 4 at 9pm. See all photos. He complained of being tired by the questioning, said he was hungry and worried about his health and span a web of lies about the author leaving suddenly to 'get some space'.
[32] The members of the jury subsequently visited the site where her body had been discovered.
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[2][7] They had been together for 22 years, and married for the last 15. [36], Helen's mother Eileen Bailey testified that Helen had been concerned that she was sleeping excessively, and about her state of mind. explains more about how we use your data, and your rights.
Stewart continued as normal, going on holiday to Spain and renewing his Arsenal season ticket using Ms Bailey’s card for the couple’s joint account. Helen Elizabeth Bailey (22 August 1964 – c. 11 April 2016)[2] was a British author who wrote the Electra Brown series of books aimed at a teenage audience.[3]. After Helen's death, he also renewed their Arsenal season tickets.
[18] He purported that a note was found, saying she was going to stay at the family holiday home in Broadstairs, but it was later established that she had not been there. The jury learned Stewart was the main beneficiary of Bailey's £3.4 million estate, and would also benefit from a large life insurance policy.
"He didn't know her eye colour.
[41], 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'. The series is available on all catch up and on demand services.
Following yesterday's conviction of Ian Stewart for the murder of his fiancé Helen Stuart, and today's sentencing of life imprisonment within a minimum of 34 years, ITN Productions exclusive documentary 'Murdered by my Fiancé', airing tonight at 10pm on Channel 5, will explore the twists and turns of this tragic tale. The couple seemed to have it all... money, success, a beautiful home, a perfect life... but it was a story that would end in murder. Mr Stewart "killed her, probably by suffocation whilst she was sedated by the drugs he administered", Mr Trimmer said. [30] During the trial, the prosecution claimed that Stewart had inadvertently connected Bailey's mobile phone to the WiFi router in the couple's holiday home in Kent when he visited it the day after reporting her missing, an event which prosecutor Stuart Trimmer called 'very significant'.
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At the time of her disappearance, the author was said to have had assets worth £3,326,316.
Found in a cesspit under her own home – she was killed by her fiancé who stood to inherit a fortune. Documentary about the killing of author Helen Bailey.
00:53. Throughout his interactions with police Stewart appeared bored and was vague on details - even those as treasured as her eye colour.
Cliff said Stewart also tried to control the interactions with police - repeating questions back to the interviewer to buy himself time and using long pauses to give himself space to think of the correct answer to continue his deception. "He’s a cold disengaged character but he doesn’t seem to want to invest in a performance, that’s what I find bizarre about this case.
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As well as murder, Mr Stewart is also charged with fraud, preventing lawful burial and three counts of perverting the course of justice. He’s uncomfortable.
[2] She later wrote of her experience at Ponteland High School: "Whilst at school I used to sit and stare out of the window, dreaming of anything but lessons, then go home and write pages and pages in my diary of who did what to whom and (usually) why wasn't I part of it.