Overview
- Prosecutors opened the case Thursday at the Old Bailey, telling jurors that Nancy Pexton, 69, killed her sister Jennifer Abbott in Camden on June 10, 2025.
- Pexton and Abbott spoke by phone at 11:36 that day, records show, and Pexton then took a bus to the flat around 12:45, stayed about an hour, and later told her GP she had taken an overdose.
- Abbott was found on June 13 with a fatal neck wound and gaffer tape over her mouth, and firefighters freed her corgi after it was discovered locked in the bathroom.
- Police later found Abbott’s diamond‑encrusted gold Rolex in Pexton’s bag, which prosecutors say the victim rarely removed, while Pexton said her sister asked her to look after it.
- Jurors also heard that phone notes and prior messages referred to Abbott as “evil” and mentioned killing her, which Pexton described as alcohol‑fueled venting as she denies murder and claims a 90‑minute memory blackout.