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 The partner of missing novelist Helen Bailey was charged today with her murder . 
 
 Ian Stewart, 55, spoke only to confirm his name when he appeared briefly in the glass-panelled dock before magistrates in Hatfield, Hertfordshire. 
 
 He is charged with murdering Helen, 51, on April 11, perverting the course of justice and preventing lawful burial. 
 
 No bail application was made and he was remanded in custody to appear at St Albans Crown Court on Monday. 
 
 The body of Helen , whose books include the Electra Brown series of stories for teenagers, was found last week in the garden of her £1.3million seven-bedroom home in Royston, Herts. 
 
 She was last seen walking her miniature dachshund, Boris. 
 
 Stewart, who had said he was “shattered” after her disappearance, was arrested on suspicion of murder last Monday and re-arrested yesterday. 
 
 Police teams were still searching the Royston property today. 
 
 A police spokesman said: “Following an investigation, a man has been charged with murdering 51-year-old author Helen Bailey in Royston. 
 
 “Ian Stewart, who is 55 years old and from Royston, was also charged with two further offences. 
 
 "A post-mortem is due to take place on Monday and specialist searches at her home continue.” 
 
 Helen’s husband John Sinfield drowned while on holiday in Barbados in 2011. 

 Image copyright sbna Image caption Helen Bailey and her partner Ian Stewart lived in Royston, Hertfordshire 
 
 The partner of children's author Helen Bailey has been charged with her murder after human remains were found at her home in Hertfordshire. 
 
 Ian Stewart, 55, of Baldock Road, Royston, has also been charged with perverting the course of justice and preventing lawful burial in April. 
 
 A post-mortem examination is due to take place on Monday. Searches at the 51-year-old's home in Royston continue. 
 
 Mr Stewart appeared before Hatfield Remand Court on Saturday. 
 
 He was remanded in custody to appear at St Albans Crown Court on Monday. 
 
 Image copyright sbna Image caption The author had written a series of books for teenagers 
 
 Northumberland-born Ms Bailey created the Electra Brown series for teenagers and also wrote a blog called Planet Grief after her husband of 22 years drowned on holiday in Barbados in 2011. 
 
 She was last seen walking her pet dachshund near her home on 11 April. 
 
 It is now understood the body of the dog was also found during a search of the grounds. 
 
 Hertfordshire Police said they would not be commenting on exactly where Ms Bailey's body was discovered, or how the dog died. 
 
 'Stand in solidarity' 
 
 In a statement released by police on Saturday, her family said: "We share with Helen's friends, neighbours and fans our shock, disbelief and sadness at the news of her tragic death. 
 
 "As a family we also stand in solidarity with those around the world who have also suffered loss under tragic circumstances. 
 
 "Helen was immensely witty and talented. We love her deeply and are immensely proud of her achievements. She is now at peace and we shall all miss her terribly. 
 
 "We wish to express our gratitude to the police as well as all those who supported us in the search for Helen in whatever way they could." 
 
 Flowers have been left outside Ms Bailey's home. 
 
 A handwritten card on one bouquet says: "Heartfelt wishes are with your family. Tragic news. From a neighbour." 
 
 Another reads: "Helen, you are now at peace at last. With love, thoughts and prayers for your family and friends xx". 
 
 Image copyright sbna Image caption Police searches are continuing at Helen Bailey's home 

 The partner of the children’s author Helen Bailey has been charged with her murder. 
 
 Ian Stewart has also been charged with perverting the course of justice for allegedly reporting her as missing to the police and hiding her body and preventing lawful burial. 
 
 A statement released by Hertfordshire police on Saturday said: “Following an investigation by officers from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit, a man has been charged with murdering 51-year-old author Helen Bailey in Royston on April 11, 2016. 
 
 “Ian Stewart, who is 55 years old and from Baldock Road in Royston, was also last night (July 15) charged with two further offences – perverting the course of justice (reporting Helen Bailey as missing to police and hiding her body) and preventing lawful burial. 
 
 “A post-mortem is due to take place on Monday July 18 and specialist searches at her home continue. 
 
 “Ian Stewart will appear before Hatfield Remand Court today (July 16). 
 
 “Helen’s family have asked for privacy at this time.” 
 
 Bailey, who is best known for penning the children’s novel series Electra Brown had been missing since April. Her remains were found in the garden of her Royston home on Friday. 

 Helen Bailey | Writer 
 
 Helen Bailey was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and grew up in Ponteland, Northumberland. She spent more than three decades living and working in London, but since 2013 has lived in Royston, Hertfordshire, with her partner (AKA Gorgeous Grey Haired Widower), his two sons, her dachshund and a permanent sense of bewilderment as to how radically her life has changed since February 27th 2011, the date on which JS, her husband, drowned whilst they were on holiday in Barbados. 
 
 Helen gained a degree in science and worked with vomiting ferrets at a London teaching hospital, later blaming her post-graduate choice of employment on the fact that the hospital’s canteen had an extensive menu, and wearing a white lab coat to work made her feel important. It wasn’t long before NHS catering lost its allure, the pristine white coat was drenched in ferret musk (and worse), and she realised she was more comfortable in a wine bar and wrap-dress than wrestling with rodents. Shutting herself in a disused lab under the cunning guise of ‘analysing data’ she taught herself to type from a magazine article, dumped her festering lab coat on a tube train on the Northern Line, and after ten minutes of post-ferret euphoria, freaked out about having no job and no money. A temporary post answering the phone led to meeting her husband and a twenty-five year career at London’s leading character licensing agency handling the marketing of internationally renowned properties such as Snoopy, Nintendo, Rugrats and The Simpsons, later forming the company which launched the publishing phenomenon, Felicity Wishes. 
 
 By day, Helen was negotiating contracts for Snoopy underwear, but by night (and weekends, holidays and on the bus) she wrote and published over twenty books of short stories, picture books and young-adult fiction, including the successful series of teenage novels: The Crazy World of Electra Brown (www.helenbaileybooks.com) 
 
 Persuading her equally workaholic husband that they needed a break, after a rigorous regime of Pilates, low-carbing and depilation (for Helen, not JS), the couple landed on the idyllic island of Barbados on which they had married. 
 
 Days later whilst wearing a bikini, Helen watched helplessly from the beach as her husband was dragged out to sea in a rip-current and drowned. Alone and more than three-thousand miles from home, she was a wife at breakfast, but a widow by lunch. 
 
 With her life as she knew it shattered, Helen began to chronicle living after loss in a blog – Planet Grief – gaining a worldwide following from those experiencing grief whether through bereavement or divorce. 
 
 Having sworn she could never live anywhere she couldn’t hail a black cab in the street, her current challenge is adapting to life outside London, something which may well prove more difficult than dealing with the aftermath of death.
– British authorities say a children's author who disappeared in April was murdered by her partner. The remains of Helen Bailey, known for her Electra Brown series of children's novels, were found buried in her garden on Friday, the Independent reports. According to the BBC, the 51-year-old Bailey was last seen walking her dachshund in her neighborhood on April 11. The dog's remains were also found on the property. A post-mortem examination is scheduled for Monday. "Helen was immensely witty and talented," her family says in a statement. "We love her deeply and are immensely proud of her achievements. She is now at peace and we shall all miss her terribly.” Bailey's partner, Ian Stewart, has been charged with her murder, as well as perverting the course of justice and preventing lawful burial. He was first arrested last Monday, the Mirror reports. Stewart, who police say reported Bailey missing, had said he was "shattered" at the time. Authorities were continuing to search their home—a 7-bedroom place in Royston worth $1.7 million—on Saturday. Bailey's husband of 22 years drowned while on vacation in 2011, leading her to write a blog called Planet Grief in addition to her work on children's books. Her bio there noted that "since 2013 [she] has lived in Royston, Hertfordshire, with her partner (AKA Gorgeous Grey Haired Widower)," a reference to Stewart. (Fifty years later, police still receive hundreds of calls regarding this missing persons case.)