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The Sun
15 hours ago
- The Sun
Woman ‘knifed film director sister to death & taped mouth shut before cops arrested her with victim's diamond Rolex'
A WOMAN knifed her film director sister to death before she was arrested with the victim's missing diamond Rolex, a court heard. Nancy Pexton, 69, is accused of murdering Jennifer Abbott Dauward, known as Sarah Steinberg, at her flat in Camden, North London. 5 The 69-year-old had last been seen alive on CCTV on June 10 walking her beloved pet Corgi. She was discovered on the floor of her living room three days later partially covered with a blanket and with black tape on her mouth, the Old Bailey heard. A post-mortem examination found the cause of death was a sharp trauma to the neck with eight stab wounds identified Prosecutor Ben Holt said the evidence suggested the tape was "applied after the fatal injuries". The court was told Jennifer would usually wear a Rolex and a Cartier bracelet but when her body was found, the watch was not there. The Rolex was found in Pexton's bag when she was arrested on June 18, Mr Holt said. Pexton spoke only to confirm her identity during the hearing today. Pexton was remanded into custody to next appear for a plea hearing on September 9. A provisional trial was set to take place at the Old Bailey from April 7 next year. Pictures on her Facebook show Jennifer rubbing shoulders with celebs, including Paris Hilton. She also ran a film production company and made a documentary called Gods of War. 5 5
Telegraph
16 hours ago
- Telegraph
Director allegedly murdered by sister ‘stabbed eight times'
An award-winning film director who was allegedly murdered by her sister was stabbed eight times, a court has heard. Nancy Pexton, 69, is accused of murdering Jennifer Abbott Dauward, professionally known as Sarah Steinberg, at her flat in Camden, north London. Ms Abbott, who was nine months older than the defendant, was last seen alive on CCTV footage on June 10 as she returned from walking her dog. Neighbours have said they regularly saw her walking her pet corgi in the area, with one describing her as 'exuberant' and 'vivacious'. Police were called to the victim's first floor flat in Mornington Place at 5.45pm on June 13 after being alerted by her concerned niece. Ms Abbott was found with stab injuries, paramedics attended and she was pronounced dead at 6.08pm. Prosecutor Ben Holt said the victim would usually wear a Rolex and a Cartier bracelet, but the watch was not there when her body was found. A post-mortem examination found the cause of death was a sharp trauma to the neck with eight stab wounds identified, the court was told. Pexton was arrested on June 18 and later charged with her sister's murder. Pexton, of no fixed address, spoke only to confirm her identity by video-link from Bronzefield prison during the preliminary hearing before Judge Judy Khan KC. A plea hearing was set for Sept 9, with a provisional trial at the Old Bailey from April 7 next year.
BBC News
19 hours ago
- BBC News
Woman stabbed eight times in her Camden flat, court hears
A film director found dead with her Rolex watch missing had been stabbed in the neck eight times, the Old Bailey has Abbott Dauward - also known as Sarah Steinberg - was discovered on the floor of her flat in Camden, north London, partially covered with a blanket and with black tape on her mouth, the court was Abbott, 69, was last seen alive on CCTV footage on 10 June as she returned from walking her sister Nancy Pexton, 69, is accused of murder. Ms Pexton, who is nine months younger than her sister, was remanded in custody until a plea hearing set for 9 September. A post-mortem examination found Ms Abbott's cause of death was sharp trauma to the neck, with eight stab wounds identified, the court was Ben Holt said the victim would usually wear a Rolex and a Cartier bracelet but when her body was found, the watch was missing. Police were called to the victim's first-floor flat in Mornington Place at 17:45 BST on 13 June after being alerted by her concerned attended and she was pronounced dead shortly after 18:00. A neighbour described Ms Dauward as "exuberant" and "vivacious", and others said they regularly saw her walking her corgi in the area. Ms Pexton, who was arrested on 18 June, spoke only to confirm her identity by video-link from Bronzefield Prison during the preliminary hearing.A provisional trial date was set for 7 April.
Yahoo
20 hours ago
- Yahoo
Sister in court after film director found dead with Rolex watch missing
A woman has appeared in court over the death of her film director sister who was found fatally stabbed in the neck with her valuable Rolex watch missing. Nancy Pexton, 69, is accused of murdering Jennifer Abbott Dauward, known as Sarah Steinberg, at her flat in Camden, north London. Ms Dauward, who was nine months older than the defendant, was last seen alive on CCTV footage on June 10 as she returned from walking her dog. Neighbours have said they regularly saw her walking her pet corgi in the area with one describing her as 'exuberant' and 'vivacious'. Police were called to the victim's first floor flat in Mornington Place at 5.45pm on June 13 after being alerted by her concerned niece. Ms Dauward was found on the floor of the living room partially covered with a blanket and with black tape on her mouth, the Old Bailey heard on Tuesday. Paramedics attended and she was pronounced dead at 6.08pm. Prosecutor Ben Holt said the victim would usually wear a Rolex and a Cartier bracelet but when her body was found, the watch was not there. A post-mortem examination found the cause of death was a sharp trauma to the neck with eight stab wounds identified, the court was told. Pexton was arrested on June 18 and later charged with her sister's murder, the Rolex having been recovered from a bag, the court was told. Pexton, of no fixed address, spoke only to confirm her identity by video-link from Bronzefield prison during the preliminary hearing before Judge Judy Khan KC. A plea hearing was set for September 9 with a provisional trial at the Old Bailey from April 7 next year. Judge Khan remanded the defendant into custody.
The Independent
21 hours ago
- The Independent
Sister in court after film director found dead with Rolex watch missing
A woman has appeared in court over the death of her film director sister who was found fatally stabbed in the neck with her valuable Rolex watch missing. Nancy Pexton, 69, is accused of murdering Jennifer Abbott Dauward, known as Sarah Steinberg, at her flat in Camden, north London. Ms Dauward, who was nine months older than the defendant, was last seen alive on CCTV footage on June 10 as she returned from walking her dog. Neighbours have said they regularly saw her walking her pet corgi in the area with one describing her as 'exuberant' and 'vivacious'. Police were called to the victim's first floor flat in Mornington Place at 5.45pm on June 13 after being alerted by her concerned niece. Ms Dauward was found on the floor of the living room partially covered with a blanket and with black tape on her mouth, the Old Bailey heard on Tuesday. Paramedics attended and she was pronounced dead at 6.08pm. Prosecutor Ben Holt said the victim would usually wear a Rolex and a Cartier bracelet but when her body was found, the watch was not there. A post-mortem examination found the cause of death was a sharp trauma to the neck with eight stab wounds identified, the court was told. Pexton was arrested on June 18 and later charged with her sister's murder, the Rolex having been recovered from a bag, the court was told. Pexton, of no fixed address, spoke only to confirm her identity by video-link from Bronzefield prison during the preliminary hearing before Judge Judy Khan KC. A plea hearing was set for September 9 with a provisional trial at the Old Bailey from April 7 next year. Judge Khan remanded the defendant into custody.
