Woman, 69, found stabbed to death at home with tape over her mouth as cops probe missing diamond Rolex & launch appeal
'MURDER' HORROR Woman, 69, found stabbed to death at home with tape over her mouth as cops probe missing diamond Rolex & launch appeal
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A WOMAN was found murdered with tape over her mouth in her north London flat on Friday.
Police say Jennifer Abbott, 69, may have been targeted for her diamond-encrusted Rolex watch after it was discovered missing from her home.
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Jennifer's niece and neighbours broke into her Camden home on Friday night as no one had heard from her in four days.
Her neighbours say they found her body wrapped in a blanket with tape over her mouth.
The Metropolitan Police are appealing for information about a Rolex watch with a "distinctive diamond encrusted face".
Ch Supt Jason Stewart said: 'We are working closely with our colleagues in the homicide team to establish exactly what happened and it's incredibly important that we hear from anyone who may have knowledge about how this awful death occurred."
He added: 'Someone must have seen or heard something and no piece of information is too small. It could be the crucial clue that leads us to identify Jennifer's murderer.
The 69-year-old was last seen walking her pet Corgi around Camden on June 10.
Jennifer's dog was found on Friday - despite having been shut in the bathroom for three days without food or water, the Corgi survived.
She was known professionally as Sarah Steinberg.
Photos she shared on social media showed her brushing shoulders with stars including Dan Ackroyd, Paris Hilton and Kate Hudson.
A neighbour, who declined to be named, said: 'My son broke the door down.
'We heard her niece shouting: 'I was holding the door open downstairs and my son was upstairs and then I heard her niece screaming and saying: 'Oh my God, she's been murdered'.
'She had tape across her mouth.'
The pet dog was locked in the bathroom without food or water but survived.
The neighbour added: 'I can't believe we won't see her walking the corgi any more. She was very exuberant, very vivacious.'
Despite the missing watch clue, police say they are still keeping an open mind as they continue to investigate.
No arrests have been made.
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