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Betty Yates stabbing: Police identify murder weapon | Betty Yates stabbing: Police identify murder weapon |
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A knife found near a fatal stabbing in Worcestershire is believed to be the murder weapon, police have said. | A knife found near a fatal stabbing in Worcestershire is believed to be the murder weapon, police have said. |
Retired schoolteacher Betty Yates, 77, was found stabbed to death at her home near Bewdley on 4 January. | |
Other items have also been sent for forensic tests and police are still searching about 16 acres of land around Ms Yates's cottage. | Other items have also been sent for forensic tests and police are still searching about 16 acres of land around Ms Yates's cottage. |
West Mercia Police said they were also investigating new leads after more than 80 calls over the weekend. | West Mercia Police said they were also investigating new leads after more than 80 calls over the weekend. |
Det Ch Insp Neil Jamieson, leading the investigation, said there had been an "excellent" response from the public, but urged anyone else with information to come forward. | Det Ch Insp Neil Jamieson, leading the investigation, said there had been an "excellent" response from the public, but urged anyone else with information to come forward. |
"We are keen to piece together a detailed picture of Betty in terms of her daily routine, what she was like as a person and, in particular, her movements between 2 January and the following morning," he said. | "We are keen to piece together a detailed picture of Betty in terms of her daily routine, what she was like as a person and, in particular, her movements between 2 January and the following morning," he said. |
Det Ch Insp Jamieson added that the scope of the search had been expanded around the riverside cottage. | |
A former colleague described Ms Yates as "very dynamic, very kind and an excellent teacher". | |
Jackie Cocken, the former headmistress of Foley First School in Streetly, said: "She was such a pleasant person, you can't believe someone would want to do such a thing." |
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