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M50 murder may be looked at again | |
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The murder of a pregnant woman who was killed after her car broke down on the M50 is likely to be reopened. | |
A major forensic review of the Marie Wilks case may begin later this year, West Mercia police have said. | |
The 22-year-old mother, who was seven months pregnant, had stopped at a layby on the motorway in Worcestershire in 1988 when her throat was cut. | The 22-year-old mother, who was seven months pregnant, had stopped at a layby on the motorway in Worcestershire in 1988 when her throat was cut. |
Eddie Browning, of Rhondda, south Wales, served five years in jail for murder but was freed on appeal in 1994. | Eddie Browning, of Rhondda, south Wales, served five years in jail for murder but was freed on appeal in 1994. |
Judges had decided that his conviction was unsafe because of fears over the accuracy of a key witness's evidence. | Judges had decided that his conviction was unsafe because of fears over the accuracy of a key witness's evidence. |
DNA advances | DNA advances |
The original trial was told that Ms Wilks, from Warndon, Worcestershire, had been driving on the M50 in June 1988 when her car broke down. | The original trial was told that Ms Wilks, from Warndon, Worcestershire, had been driving on the M50 in June 1988 when her car broke down. |
She was trying to call for assistance on a motorway emergency phone when another car drew up and a man got out. | She was trying to call for assistance on a motorway emergency phone when another car drew up and a man got out. |
He attacked her and her body was found on an embankment of the M50 near Strensham 24 hours later. | He attacked her and her body was found on an embankment of the M50 near Strensham 24 hours later. |
In a statement, West Mercia Police said: "No unsolved case is ever closed and we are always keen to hear from anyone who has information for police which they haven't previously reported to us." | |
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