To fabricate evidence that could be used to justify murdering Octavia after the divorce, Poppaea and Tigellinus, the Prefect of the Praetorian Guard, attempted to compel Octavia's maids to make false claims of her adultery during her marriage to Nero.
Poppaea and Tigellinus, the Prefect of the Praetorian Guard, attempted to create a false pretext for murdering Octavia after their divorce. They compelled Octavia's maids to falsely accuse her of adultery while she was still married to Nero.