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Emma Nightingale Charged With Murder of Mother Found Dead in Walthamstow

The case moves to the Old Bailey on 9 January following a months-long missing-persons search that preceded the discovery.

Overview

  • Metropolitan Police say they were called by the London Ambulance Service to Blackhorse Road, Walthamstow, at about 10:14 on 11 December, where Lorna Nightingale, 70, was pronounced dead.
  • Emma Nightingale, 36, was arrested at the address and has been charged with her mother's murder, according to police.
  • She was remanded in custody and appeared at Thames Magistrates’ Court on 13 December, with a Crown Court appearance scheduled at the Old Bailey on 9 January.
  • Police previously reported the pair were found safe and well on 30 September after separate disappearances earlier in the year that prompted an extensive search.
  • Detectives are still establishing the circumstances and timing of Lorna’s death, with reports citing a possible window between 1 November and 11 December.