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| Police investigating the murder of an elderly woman battered to death with her own marble rolling pin have had a breakthrough in DNA evidence. | Police investigating the murder of an elderly woman battered to death with her own marble rolling pin have had a breakthrough in DNA evidence. |
| Detectives believe Georgina Edmonds, 77, was tortured at her home in Brambridge, Hampshire, for her bank card pin number exactly two years ago. | Detectives believe Georgina Edmonds, 77, was tortured at her home in Brambridge, Hampshire, for her bank card pin number exactly two years ago. |
| She was found dead on 11 January 2008 by her son and a family friend. | She was found dead on 11 January 2008 by her son and a family friend. |
| New forensic techniques have helped police to put together a DNA profile of the attacker. | New forensic techniques have helped police to put together a DNA profile of the attacker. |
| Samples from a number of people identified to police will be now be taken to see if they match the profile. | Samples from a number of people identified to police will be now be taken to see if they match the profile. |
| Officers believe Mrs Edmonds' murder took place between 1115 and 1515 GMT on the same day that her body was found in Fig Tree Cottage. | Officers believe Mrs Edmonds' murder took place between 1115 and 1515 GMT on the same day that her body was found in Fig Tree Cottage. |
| A post-mortem examination revealed she died as a result of extensive head injuries, caused by the marble rolling pin. | A post-mortem examination revealed she died as a result of extensive head injuries, caused by the marble rolling pin. |
| She had been tortured with a knife before being beaten over the head. | She had been tortured with a knife before being beaten over the head. |
| The man was filmed at cash machine a few miles from Mrs Edmonds' home | |
| Her killer is believed to be a man seen on CCTV using a cash machine at a Tesco Express in Twyford Road, only a few miles from Mrs Edmonds' home, at 2238 GMT on the same day. | Her killer is believed to be a man seen on CCTV using a cash machine at a Tesco Express in Twyford Road, only a few miles from Mrs Edmonds' home, at 2238 GMT on the same day. |
| He was wearing a fluorescent jacket, light blue jeans and white trainers and was at least 5ft 11in (1.8m). | He was wearing a fluorescent jacket, light blue jeans and white trainers and was at least 5ft 11in (1.8m). |
| Hampshire Constabulary said "many months of painstaking forensic work using new forensic testing techniques" had led to the DNA profile. | Hampshire Constabulary said "many months of painstaking forensic work using new forensic testing techniques" had led to the DNA profile. |
| "In the coming weeks officers will be making contact with a number of people who have been identified from police inquiries or nominations from the public, and asking to take DNA mouth swabs to compare with the forensic evidence recovered from the scene in order for them to be eliminated," a spokeswoman said. | "In the coming weeks officers will be making contact with a number of people who have been identified from police inquiries or nominations from the public, and asking to take DNA mouth swabs to compare with the forensic evidence recovered from the scene in order for them to be eliminated," a spokeswoman said. |
| "Officers will be focusing their inquiries on people who lived, worked or were associated with the Eastleigh and Boyatt Wood areas in January 2008." | "Officers will be focusing their inquiries on people who lived, worked or were associated with the Eastleigh and Boyatt Wood areas in January 2008." |
| Mrs Edmonds' daughter, Doddie, has moved back to England since the death after working as a nurse in Kenya and Sudan. | Mrs Edmonds' daughter, Doddie, has moved back to England since the death after working as a nurse in Kenya and Sudan. |
| She said: "Unfortunately I have found being back in England has made things very difficult and I am finding it even harder to cope. | She said: "Unfortunately I have found being back in England has made things very difficult and I am finding it even harder to cope. |
| Handbags on eBay | Handbags on eBay |
| "I really need some closure and for the person who did this to my mother to be found. | "I really need some closure and for the person who did this to my mother to be found. |
| "I have visited the cottage again and it looks so forlorn and empty and makes me feel sad because it was once such a happy, warm place with my mother playing with the grandchildren." | "I have visited the cottage again and it looks so forlorn and empty and makes me feel sad because it was once such a happy, warm place with my mother playing with the grandchildren." |
| Police believe the killer has a "strong connection" to a specific area of Eastleigh and Boyatt Wood. | Police believe the killer has a "strong connection" to a specific area of Eastleigh and Boyatt Wood. |
| He may have lived in the area, worked there, or could have friends, a partner or family living there. | He may have lived in the area, worked there, or could have friends, a partner or family living there. |
| A police appeal video was released on You Tube in July 2009 | A police appeal video was released on You Tube in July 2009 |
| Since the murder, police have received more than 1,000 calls from the community and have taken more than 1,700 statements. | Since the murder, police have received more than 1,000 calls from the community and have taken more than 1,700 statements. |
| "We believe that the people living or working in the Eastleigh and Boyatt Wood area hold the key to solving this horrific crime," said Det Ch Insp Paul Barton. | "We believe that the people living or working in the Eastleigh and Boyatt Wood area hold the key to solving this horrific crime," said Det Ch Insp Paul Barton. |
| Police have released examples of calls and tip-offs they have received from members of the public in a bid to encourage more people to come forward. | Police have released examples of calls and tip-offs they have received from members of the public in a bid to encourage more people to come forward. |
| They include two calls about Radley handbags being sold on eBay, which matched one belonging to Mrs Edmonds. | They include two calls about Radley handbags being sold on eBay, which matched one belonging to Mrs Edmonds. |
| They also include calls from people about regular users of the Tesco cash machine, plus a call from a man who found a torch in nearby woods. | They also include calls from people about regular users of the Tesco cash machine, plus a call from a man who found a torch in nearby woods. |
| A reward of £30,000 is still being offered for information that leads to the killer. | A reward of £30,000 is still being offered for information that leads to the killer. |