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Una Crown murder: Crimewatch reconstruction knife appeal | Una Crown murder: Crimewatch reconstruction knife appeal |
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An 86-year-old woman was murdered for £40 cash and her engagement ring, police believe. | |
Una Crown was found stabbed to death in her bungalow in Magazine Lane, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, on 13 January. | Una Crown was found stabbed to death in her bungalow in Magazine Lane, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, on 13 January. |
Her body had been burned in a bid to destroy evidence but the house had not been ransacked. | Her body had been burned in a bid to destroy evidence but the house had not been ransacked. |
After a reconstruction of the murder on BBC's Crimewatch police said a 10ins (25cm) kitchen knife was a vital clue they needed to find. | |
Mrs Crown was described as regular in her habits, always doing her shopping on Friday helped by her niece and nephew, Judy and John Payne. | |
When she paid for her shopping she always asked for £40 cashback, police said. | When she paid for her shopping she always asked for £40 cashback, police said. |
After she was dropped home on Friday 11 January, the only other contact known to police by Mrs Crown was a telephone call to a neighbour a day later at 17:00 GMT. | |
She was described as "very security conscious" and always "locked herself in her house when she was alone there", detectives said. | She was described as "very security conscious" and always "locked herself in her house when she was alone there", detectives said. |
Mrs Crown had been stabbed repeatedly in the chest and injuries to her hand indicate that she tried to defend herself. | Mrs Crown had been stabbed repeatedly in the chest and injuries to her hand indicate that she tried to defend herself. |
The £40 cash cannot be accounted for and the only thing missing from the house was an engagement ring she had worn for 60 years. | |
Det Insp David Grierson said: "We do not think the knife came from the bungalow. The attacker brought it with him. | Det Insp David Grierson said: "We do not think the knife came from the bungalow. The attacker brought it with him. |
"From her injuries we were able to establish it was probably a long bladed kitchen knife 10ins (25cm) long. | "From her injuries we were able to establish it was probably a long bladed kitchen knife 10ins (25cm) long. |
"We have not found it and we need to." | "We have not found it and we need to." |
He appealed on Crimewatch for "that vital piece of information or evidence that tells us who was responsible for this". | He appealed on Crimewatch for "that vital piece of information or evidence that tells us who was responsible for this". |
Mr Grierson said after the BBC programme: "We received a number of interesting calls following the reconstruction which we will be following up over the next few days. | Mr Grierson said after the BBC programme: "We received a number of interesting calls following the reconstruction which we will be following up over the next few days. |
"However, I would continue to urge anyone with any information about Una Crown's murder to call police." | "However, I would continue to urge anyone with any information about Una Crown's murder to call police." |
A £10,000 reward has been offered by independent charity Crimestoppers for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of Mrs Crown's killer. | |
A 58-year-old man arrested in late January in connection with the investigation remains on bail until 15 May. | A 58-year-old man arrested in late January in connection with the investigation remains on bail until 15 May. |
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