Murder case woman 'wanted night's sleep'
Your support helps us to tell the story
As your White House correspondent, I ask the tough questions and seek the answers that matter.
Your support enables me to be in the room, pressing for transparency and accountability. Without your contributions, we wouldn't have the resources to challenge those in power.
Your donation makes it possible for us to keep doing this important work, keeping you informed every step of the way to the November election
Andrew Feinberg
White House Correspondent
(First Edition)
A WOMAN accused of murder was more worried about getting a good night's sleep than whether police found her missing aunt, a court was told yesterday.
Hove Crown Court was told that Sheila Bowler, 62, a music teacher, of Rye, East Sussex, said she hoped police would not ring with news of their search until the morning so that she could get a proper night's rest.
Florence Jackson, her 89-year-old aunt, could not walk unaided. Mrs Bowler, who denies murder, is alleged to have pushed her into the river Brede after picking her up for a two-day home visit from a nursing home in Winchelsea, East Sussex.
The prosecution claim she committed the murder because the elderly relative's nursing fees of more than pounds 1,000-per- month were eating into her inheritance.
Mrs Bowler, a widow, told police that her car got a puncture and when she returned from getting help her aunt had disappeared. The prosecution says Mrs Bowler rang for help after killing her aunt.
The case continues today.
Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this article
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments