The family of cesspit killer Ian Stewart’s first wife have announced their support for a police probe into her sudden death.

The jury has started deliberations in the trial of Helen Bailey's fiance, who is accused of murdering the children's author and dumping her body in a cesspit.

The alleged killer of author Helen Bailey flooded her phone with late-night messages and told her "you promised me more", a court has heard.

Children’s author Helen Bailey was plied with sedatives and "probably suffocated" by her partner before being dumped in a cesspit below her home, a court has heard.