THE jury in the trial of two former personal assistants accused of defrauding Nigella Lawson and Charles Saatchi has been sent out to continue its deliberations for a second day.
Jurors were told that neither Francesca Grillo, 35, nor her sister, Elisabetta, 41, was in the dock at Isleworth Crown Court in west London as one remained unwell and was "very anxious".
The Grillos are alleged to have used company credit cards to spend STG685,000 ($A1.27 million) on items, including designer shoes and clothes, for themselves.
The Italian sisters had been employed as PAs by the TV cook and her multi-millionaire art dealer ex-husband, who were divorced earlier this year.
Judge Robin Johnson told the jury on Friday: "You will notice that neither defendant is in the dock. They are in the building.
"One of them is not feeling well, is very anxious and you will appreciate that a criminal trial is a stressful business for many people, no more stressful than for the person on trial, in this case, herself.
"I have said that the defendants can be in another room while court proceedings proceed, with the consent of the barristers."
He stressed that it had no bearing on the jury's deliberations and added: "It's not as if they have not turned up today."
Judge Johnson also gave the jurors the direction on their second day of deliberations, saying at least 10 of them had to agree on each verdict.
The jury of seven men and five women were sent out on Thursday morning after a three-week trial.
The Grillos each deny a single count of committing fraud by using a company credit card for personal gain between January 1, 2008 and December 31 last year.
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