Author Helen Bailey 'forgetful and tired' before death

The mother of Helen Bailey has told a court her daughter "panicked" about her deteriorating state of mind before she disappeared. Eileen Bailey told St Albans Crown Court the children's author had confided in her about inadvertently leaving her dog on the beach, taking an item scanner from a supermarket and not being able to recognise her hands on a computer keyboard. Ian Stewart, 56, denies murdering the writer after giving her sedatives in what the prosecution says was a financially motivated