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Sadie Hartley stabbing: Second woman in court on murder charge | |
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A second woman has appeared in court charged with murdering a businesswoman who was found stabbed at her home. | |
Sadie Hartley, 60, was discovered with multiple stab wounds at her house in Rossendale, Lancashire on Friday night. | Sadie Hartley, 60, was discovered with multiple stab wounds at her house in Rossendale, Lancashire on Friday night. |
Katrina Walsh, 55, of Hare Lane, Chester, appeared before magistrates in Blackburn and was remanded in custody. | Katrina Walsh, 55, of Hare Lane, Chester, appeared before magistrates in Blackburn and was remanded in custody. |
She will appear before Preston Crown Court on 22 January alongside Sarah Williams, 34, of Blacon, Chester, who was remanded in custody on Wednesday. | She will appear before Preston Crown Court on 22 January alongside Sarah Williams, 34, of Blacon, Chester, who was remanded in custody on Wednesday. |
Ms Hartley, who was the director of her own medical communications business Hartley Taylor, based in Knutsford, Cheshire, was last seen alive on Thursday at a conference in Manchester. | Ms Hartley, who was the director of her own medical communications business Hartley Taylor, based in Knutsford, Cheshire, was last seen alive on Thursday at a conference in Manchester. |
Detectives are continuing to appeal for help tracing several people seen near her home on Thursday evening, including the driver of a passing car. | Detectives are continuing to appeal for help tracing several people seen near her home on Thursday evening, including the driver of a passing car. |
Paying tribute, Ms Hartley's partner Ian Johnston said: "It is an utter tragedy that she has been taken so unnecessarily from us and will be sadly missed by all those who knew her." | Paying tribute, Ms Hartley's partner Ian Johnston said: "It is an utter tragedy that she has been taken so unnecessarily from us and will be sadly missed by all those who knew her." |