Provisional murder trial set over Christmas Day death

A woman charged with murdering a pensioner on Christmas Day has had a provisional trial date set.

Stefania Glowka, 63, is accused of killing Tamara Glowka, who was in her 80s, at a flat in Keepers Road in Devizes, Wiltshire, on 25 December.

A hearing took place at Bristol Crown Court on Wednesday but Ms Glowka was not required to appear and she has not entered a plea.

She was remanded in custody and is next due to appear in court on 20 March 2026, with a trial provisionally due to begin on 1 June.

Tamara Glowka was declared dead at the scene after police had been called to reports of a serious assault at 08:10 GMT.

She has been identified through publicly available court papers.

A preliminary post-mortem examination has been carried out, but further tests are needed to establish the cause of death and formal identification of the victim has yet to take place, Wiltshire Police added.

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