British expat 'absolutely terrified' of murder accused gardener

The last person to see British expat Patricia Wilson alive has described her friend's tumultuous relationship with the gardener accused of her murder - and how she frantically searched the rural French house for signs of life after realising she had gone missing.

Fiona McKinley, 61, who had a close relationship with Mrs Wilson, 58, described how she grew increasingly worried when she could not contact her friend, eventually using a spare key to enter her house where she discovered pools of blood.