A murder trial has heard how a pensioner who was alleged beaten to death was "very upset" to find her bank account was overdrawn.

Margaret Dow, 81, told jurors on Friday her friend's finances had become so strained she had to cut back on doing the things she enjoyed.

Mrs Dow was giving evidence on the fifth day of the trial against Sandra Weir, who is accused of murdering Mrs Logie with a rolling pin and stealing thousands of pounds from her.

Mrs Logie was found dead in her home in Leven, Fife, on January 5.

"She told me she got a letter from the bank saying something about an overdraft," Mrs Dow told the court.

"She was very upset - she didn't understand why because she never went to what she called the hole in the wall."

When prosecution lawyer Alex Prentice QC asked Mrs Dow if her friend had to cut back on doing nice things which Mrs Logie regarded as being important, Mrs Dow replied: "Yes."

Mrs Dow, who described Mrs Logie as "like a sister", added: "She stopped going to the hairdresser every week. She had a manicure and she had to cut back on that as well."

She told Mr Prentice Mrs Logie was a very independent and dependable person. Mr Prentice asked Mrs Dow what her friend was like with money.

She said: "She was all right with money. She was like most people - she had to watch. We both had to watch the pennies."

Mr Prentice also asked Mrs Dow about an Onyx pinky ring and a diamond ring which belonged to Mrs Logie.

He asked if she knew why the jewellery might have been the subject of a pawn or credit agreement.

Mrs Dows said she did not, and said Mrs Logie had "definitely not" mentioned putting the rings in a pawnbrokers.

Weir is accused of murder and of attempting to defeat the ends of justice by cleaning blood from a floor and disposing of and washing clothes.

She is also accused of stealing unknown quantities of money, two rings and Mrs Logie's bank card or cards between April 1, 2010, and January 5 this year.

Prosecutors also allege she used Mrs Logie's bank card to steal £4460 at cash machines around Fife between December 2014 and January 4 this year.

Weir denies the charges against her and has lodged a special defence of alibi.

The trial will continue next week.