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A special constable said she saw intruders at her home days before she was stabbed to death, her brother has told the Old Bailey.A special constable said she saw intruders at her home days before she was stabbed to death, her brother has told the Old Bailey.
Katen Patel said his sister Nisha Patel-Nasri found some men inside the front porch of her home late at night.Katen Patel said his sister Nisha Patel-Nasri found some men inside the front porch of her home late at night.
They told her they were looking for someone called Paul, but left when she said nobody by that name lived there. Ms Patel-Nasri and her husband, Fadi Nasri, behaved like "lovebirds" but Mr Patel saw a change in Mr Nasri after the stabbing and came to "detest" him.
Her husband Fadi Nasri, from Barnet, north London, is accused of organising her May 2006 killing. He denies murder. Mr Nasri, 34, from Barnet, north London, denies his wife's murder.
Returned to home He is accused of organising her stabbing in May 2006.
Recounting the night of the stabbing, Mr Patel said his sister and her husband spent most of the evening at his house. Diamond watch
Mr Nasri was told about the stabbing after midnight. By the time he reached his sister's house in Sunbury Avenue, Wembley, Mrs Patel-Nasri was in an ambulance. Mr Patel said his sister said the intruders came looking for someone called Paul but left when she said nobody by that name lived there.
The day after Mrs Patel-Nasri was stabbed, as she was being treated in hospital, her husband went back to their home to get some socks and a diamond watch, the court heard. Speaking about his sister's relationship with her husband, Mr Patel said: "Their relationship was like two lovebirds."
Mr Patel told the jury that his brother-in-law said the diamond watch was kept in the bedroom and that it was valued at between £15,000 and £20,000. But after the murder Mr Nasri "kept disappearing" and soon Mr Patel came to "detest" him, the court heard.
Others accused The day after her stabbing, as she was being treated in hospital, her husband went back to their home to get some socks and a diamond watch, Mr Patel told the court.
Mr Patel also described an incident that took place in the months before his sister's death. Escort agency
He said that Mr Nasri, who ran a limousine business, had been threatened by an unnamed woman after a business deal went wrong. Mr Patel also said that months before his sister's death Mr Nasri, who ran a limousine business, had been threatened by a woman after a business deal went wrong and she also warned she would "slit your wife's throat".
She threatened to "break your legs and slit your wife's throat", the court heard. Mr Patel confirmed that nothing had come of these threats. Mr Nasri had also started a dating agency which Mr Patel perceived to be an escort agency.
Earlier the court heard Mr Nasri was having an affair and wanted to cash in a £350,000 life insurance policy. The court has been told Mr Nasri was having an affair and wanted to cash in a £350,000 life insurance policy.
It is claimed he used drug dealer Rodger Leslie as a go-between to organise the killing by nightclub doorman Jason Jones, driven to the scene by a fourth man, Tony Emmanuel.It is claimed he used drug dealer Rodger Leslie as a go-between to organise the killing by nightclub doorman Jason Jones, driven to the scene by a fourth man, Tony Emmanuel.
Mr Nasri, of Barnet, north London, Mr Leslie, 38, of Barnet, Mr Emmanuel, 42, of East Ham, east London, and Mr Jones, 36, of Manor Park, east London, all deny murder. Mr Leslie, 38, of Barnet, Mr Emmanuel, 42, of East Ham, east London, and Mr Jones, 36, of Manor Park, east London, all deny murder.
The case continues.The case continues.