Casserole murder trial: Nikki Collingbourne 'sent message of fear'
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Nikki Collingbourne's body was found at her home in Ivel Court, Letchworth, in May
A woman allegedly murdered by her half-sister with a casserole dish had sent a WhatsApp message saying she was living in fear, a court has heard.
Nikki Collingbourne, 26, was found dead at her flat in Ivel Court, Letchworth, Hertfordshire, in May.
Yvonne Caylor, 53, is on trial at Luton Crown Court where she denies murder.
The jury was told Ms Caylor, of Grove Road, Hitchin, disguised herself as a man before going to the flat and attacking her with the pot.

CCTV pictures showed a figure in a high-vis jacket visiting the flat on the night of the murder
Ms Collingbourne had been due to give evidence against Ms Caylor for allegedly burgling her flat, the court was told.
In the WhatsApp message sent to her niece Jodie Collingbourne she attached a photo of her door with items piled up on the inside.
She wrote: "This is how I have to live. But hope it works if she does try to break in."
Prosecutor John Price QC told the jury: "Sadly, of course it didn't."
Blood stains
The court heard Ms Collingbourne was found dead when she failed to collect her mother from a hospital appointment.
Mr Price said blood stains were found on five pieces of the broken ceramic pot, which was shaped like a chicken.
He said: "One of those five profiles matched that of Nicki Collingbourne - an unsurprising finding.
"The profile on the other four pieces all matched that of this defendant.
"That is a fact that cannot be innocently explained or sensibly be challenged," he said.
The trial is continuing.
- Published21 November 2016