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| Delia Hughes murder: Ocean Village ponds searched | Delia Hughes murder: Ocean Village ponds searched |
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| Police investigating the murder of a Southampton great-grandmother have searched ponds near her home. | |
| Delia Hughes, 85, was found beaten to death in her home in Atlantic Close, Ocean Village, on 18 August. | Delia Hughes, 85, was found beaten to death in her home in Atlantic Close, Ocean Village, on 18 August. |
| Police believe she died from several blows to the head and the murder weapon may have been thrown into water. | Police believe she died from several blows to the head and the murder weapon may have been thrown into water. |
| Four ornamental ponds within the Ocean Village complex were searched earlier in a bid to find possible clues to those responsible. | |
| Det Supt Tony Harris, from Hampshire Police, described the move as part of a "systematic search" of the Ocean Village area. | |
| He said: "Officers have been sifting through the bottom of the ponds to see if they can find anything that may link to the murder. | |
| "It may be a murder weapon or indeed anything taken from the flat that may lead us to someone responsible for killing Delia Hughes." | |
| CCTV search | |
| He added: "It's still not clear if anything was taken from the flat and that's why we've got to search to see if we can find something that will help us to identify the motive." | |
| One theory detectives are looking at is the possibility Ms Hughes may have been killed by a burglar who accessed her ground floor flat from outside, rather than through a communal entrance. | |
| On Wednesday, CCTV images were released of a man police want to trace. | On Wednesday, CCTV images were released of a man police want to trace. |
| So far nobody has come forward in response to the footage of the man seen leaving Atlantic Close by a resident of Ocean Village around 09:30 BST on the day of the murder. | |
| He is described as white, aged 25 to 30, with a slim build. | He is described as white, aged 25 to 30, with a slim build. |
| Approximately 5ft 8in to 5ft 10in (1.73m to 1.77m) tall, he was described as being "nimble and bouncy on his feet". | Approximately 5ft 8in to 5ft 10in (1.73m to 1.77m) tall, he was described as being "nimble and bouncy on his feet". |
| He was wearing a grey hooded jacket, faded blue jeans, white training shoes and carrying a small black rucksack. | He was wearing a grey hooded jacket, faded blue jeans, white training shoes and carrying a small black rucksack. |
| A 29-year-old woman and a 37-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder have been bailed pending further inquiries. | A 29-year-old woman and a 37-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder have been bailed pending further inquiries. |