Witness appeal over woman death

Detectives investigating the murder of a pensioner at her cottage have appealed for anyone who visited her in the days before her death to come forward.

Officers have yet to trace anyone who called at the home of 77-year-old retired teacher Betty Yates prior to her being killed.

The body of Mrs Yates was found at her remote riverside property near Bewdley, Worcestershire, on January 4. She is believed to have been killed two days earlier.

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Detective Chief Inspector Neil Jamieson, who is leading the inquiry, said officers were also still seeking to identify the authors of two anonymous letters sent to police and a local newspaper.

They are also following up a call to Crimewatch relating to a car driven in Dowles Road, Bewdley, early in the evening of January 2.

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