Accused: Saatchi ‘threatened to destroy me’

Multimillionaire art dealer Charles Saatchi told a personal assistant accused of defrauding him and former wife Nigella Lawson that he would “destroy” her, a court has heard.

Francesca Grillo said Mr Saatchi had a “personal vendetta” against her and sister Elisabetta, who also faces a charge of fraud.

The sisters are alleged to have spent £685,000 (€809,826) on credit cards belonging to the celebrity couple, who were divorced earlier this year.