A jury hears evidence in the murder case of a woman accused of killing Donna Howe, who went missing in 2019. According to accounts given in court, a housemate of the accused tells the missing woman’s daughter that Howe had been “driven away” and that she was “gone on holidays,” weeks before Howe’s burnt remains were found. The reports from multiple outlets describe this as a disputed statement linked to the timeline of Howe’s disappearance and the subsequent discovery of remains. The evidence presented focuses on what the accused’s housemate said to Howe’s daughter and how those statements relate to the period leading up to the discovery. The coverage indicates the matter is before a jury, with the prosecution and defence positions not detailed in the provided summaries. Overall, the consistent point across sources is that testimony includes the claim that Howe was represented to her daughter as leaving temporarily, rather than being missing, before her remains were discovered.