The man convicted of murdering children’s author Helen Bailey has today (Monday, November 2, 2020) denied killing his wife six years earlier.
Ian Stewart was jailed for life at St Albans crown court in February 2017 after a jury convicted him of killing his 51-year-old partner, who wrote the Electra Brown series of books.
The couple lived in a large detached house in Royston where, in July 2016, Helen Bailey’s remains were found.
She had been reported missing three months earlier, in April 2016.
Ian Stewart, now 60, is accused of the murder of his wife Diane Stewart, who died aged 47, in Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire on 25 June 2010.
Bearded Stewart, who wore a black top, pleaded not guilty via a video link to St Albans crown court from Whitemoor Jail at March in Cambridgeshire.
Police launched a reinvestigation into Diane’s death after Stewart’s conviction for the murder of Helen Bailey. Prosecutor Neil King said the time estimate for the trial was four weeks.
Judge Michael Kay QC said the case will be heard before a High Court Judge.
A trial date was set for 14 March 2022 at St Albans.
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