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A trial has begun in the High Court for a woman accused of murdering her granddaughter in 2014.<\/p>

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Millicent Cornwall-Roberts allegedly beat 18-year-old Jael Thomas to death at their home in All Saints.<\/p>\n

The Emergency Medical Services were called to the house around\u00a03 am<\/span>\u00a0on September 22, 2014, and the teenager was subsequently pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>

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The then 68-year-old grandmother was charged with murder\u00a0two days later<\/span>\u00a0and has since pleaded not guilty to the charge in the High Court.<\/p>

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