Overview
- Thames Valley Police’s Major Crime Unit charged Jeremy Mogford, 78, and Sarah Pickering, 71, each with one count of murder and one count of attempted murder.
- The charges concern the 15 February 2022 death in Bledlow Ridge of a 100-year-old woman reported in coverage as Pamela or Patricia Mogford.
- Both defendants appeared by video link at Oxford Magistrates’ Court and Oxford Crown Court on 23 October and were released on bail.
- Police said proceedings are active and provided no further details, while a representative for Mogford rejected the allegations and said the centenarian died of old age.
- Mogford is a well-known hospitality entrepreneur, founder of Browns, and owner of Oxford venues including the Old Bank Hotel and Old Parsonage Hotel.