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| Aunt murdered in inheritance row | Aunt murdered in inheritance row |
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| A woman has been found guilty of murdering her 100-year-old aunt in a dispute over her inheritance. | A woman has been found guilty of murdering her 100-year-old aunt in a dispute over her inheritance. |
| Violet Durling died in her flat in Newham, east London, in February 2006 when Susan Turner, 46, started a fire in the family shop below. | Violet Durling died in her flat in Newham, east London, in February 2006 when Susan Turner, 46, started a fire in the family shop below. |
| Ms Durling, a former royal dressmaker, was overcome by smoke from the blaze. | Ms Durling, a former royal dressmaker, was overcome by smoke from the blaze. |
| The Old Bailey heard Turner, from Barkingside in east London, had failed to have her aunt's will changed to make her sole heir to the £300,000 property. | The Old Bailey heard Turner, from Barkingside in east London, had failed to have her aunt's will changed to make her sole heir to the £300,000 property. |
| Prosecuting, Peter Kyte QC, said Turner felt "hostility" to the rest of her family and felt she had been "badly-treated financially". | Prosecuting, Peter Kyte QC, said Turner felt "hostility" to the rest of her family and felt she had been "badly-treated financially". |
| Ms Durling had made a will in 2001 in which she left the family business - which reconditioned car engines - to Turner, her brother Siddie and their sister. | Ms Durling had made a will in 2001 in which she left the family business - which reconditioned car engines - to Turner, her brother Siddie and their sister. |
| Susan Turner tried to have her aunt's will changed | Susan Turner tried to have her aunt's will changed |
| But a month before her death Turner unsuccessfully tried to have the will changed so that the whole of the business would pass to her. | But a month before her death Turner unsuccessfully tried to have the will changed so that the whole of the business would pass to her. |
| Ms Durling's body was found in the kitchen of the flat above the burnt-out family shop on 17 February 2006. | Ms Durling's body was found in the kitchen of the flat above the burnt-out family shop on 17 February 2006. |
| Fire investigators discovered containers of brake fluid which they believed had been used to start the blaze. | Fire investigators discovered containers of brake fluid which they believed had been used to start the blaze. |
| Whoever had started the fire then tried to light another blaze on the stairs leading up to Ms Durling's flat, they concluded. | Whoever had started the fire then tried to light another blaze on the stairs leading up to Ms Durling's flat, they concluded. |
| Turner denied having anything to do with her death. She told the court: "I loved my aunt, I would never have hurt my aunt. All I have ever done was try to protect her, that's all." | Turner denied having anything to do with her death. She told the court: "I loved my aunt, I would never have hurt my aunt. All I have ever done was try to protect her, that's all." |
| Burnt items of clothing were later found in a barbecue at Turner's home but Turner had already fled to Amsterdam, from where she also travelled to France, Italy and Spain. | Burnt items of clothing were later found in a barbecue at Turner's home but Turner had already fled to Amsterdam, from where she also travelled to France, Italy and Spain. |
| She was finally arrested in August last year after returning to Britain. | She was finally arrested in August last year after returning to Britain. |
| Following the guilty verdict the case was adjourned until 11 February. |