Jury selected for trial of restaurateur accused of murdering 100-year-old mother in Bledlow Ridge
A murder investigation which rocked the village of Bledlow Ridge, near Aylesbury, back in 2022 will go in front of the courts after a jury was selected for a trial expected to last four weeks.
The Press Association reports that a jury has been selected for the trial of Oxford restaurateur Jeremy Mogford, who is accused alongside his sister of murdering their 100-year-old mother in Bledlow Ridge back in February 2022.
Mogford, aged 79, and his sister Sarah Pickering, aged 72, are charged with the murder and attempted murder of Pamela Mogford in Bledlow Ridge, Buckinghamshire, in February 2022.
Jurors were selected at Oxford Crown Court on Monday, overseen by High Court judge Mr Justice Jay.
The judge sent the jurors home until Tuesday morning, when they will be sworn in and the prosecution opening is expected to begin.
Mogford, founder of brasserie chain Browns, appeared in court wearing a dark grey suit, while Pickering, from Guildford, Surrey, wore a navy-blue cardigan patterned with white hearts, and a red poppy pin.
The defendants, who are on bail, sat with their legal teams at the back of the courtroom rather than in the dock.
Their trial is expected to last for around four weeks.