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Karen Hales murder: Six calls to police with information Karen Hales murder: Six calls to police with information
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Six people have called police with information about the murder of a 21-year-old woman in Suffolk 20-years ago. Six people have called police with information about the murder of a 21-year-old woman in Suffolk 20 years ago.
An inquiry into the death of Karen Hales reopened last week on Crimewatch.An inquiry into the death of Karen Hales reopened last week on Crimewatch.
She was stabbed and her body set on fire at her Ipswich home on 21 November 1993 when her 18-month-old daughter Emily was in the house with her. She was stabbed and her body set on fire at her Ipswich home on 21 November 1993 while her 18-month-old daughter Emily was in the house with her.
Det Chief Insp Andy Smith said each new lead would be examined in the hope of moving the inquiry on and he urged more people to come forward. Det Ch Insp Andy Smith said each new lead would be examined in the hope of moving the inquiry on and he urged more people to come forward.
Shop assistant Ms Hales was discovered in the kitchen of her home on Lavenham Road by her parents. Shop assistant Ms Hales was discovered in the kitchen of her home in Lavenham Road by her parents.
'For Karen's family''For Karen's family'
At the time, the investigation was one of the biggest murder hunts in Suffolk's criminal history.At the time, the investigation was one of the biggest murder hunts in Suffolk's criminal history.
Detectives involved in the investigation followed up more than 1400 lines of enquiry. Detectives involved in the investigation followed up more than 1,400 lines of inquiry.
Mr Smith said that since the appeal on the BBC Crimewatch programme six calls had been received from members of the public offering information about the murder. Mr Smith said that since the appeal on the BBC Crimewatch programme, six calls had been received from members of the public offering information about the murder.
"We are making inquiries in response to each piece of information in the hope that it will move the enquiry forward," he said. "We are making inquiries in response to each piece of information in the hope that it will move the inquiry forward," he said.
"What is really encouraging is that even after 20 years, members of the public are still reporting new information to us."What is really encouraging is that even after 20 years, members of the public are still reporting new information to us.
"We would urge people to come forward with information."We would urge people to come forward with information.
"For whatever reason you may not have felt you could come forward at the time, for the sake of Karen's family we would ask you to please come forward now.""For whatever reason you may not have felt you could come forward at the time, for the sake of Karen's family we would ask you to please come forward now."