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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. |
| Police renewed witness appeals over the death of Karen Hales last week. | |
| 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. | 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 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. | 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 in 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 1,400 lines of inquiry. | Detectives involved in the investigation followed up more than 1,400 lines of inquiry. |
| Mr Smith said 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 inquiry 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." |