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Son's website hunt for murderer | Son's website hunt for murderer |
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More than 100,000 people have visited a website launched by a teenager to find the person who murdered his mother 11 years ago. | More than 100,000 people have visited a website launched by a teenager to find the person who murdered his mother 11 years ago. |
Daniel Grainger was five-years-old when his mother Patricia was strangled and stabbed to death near their home in Parson Cross, Sheffield, in 1997. | Daniel Grainger was five-years-old when his mother Patricia was strangled and stabbed to death near their home in Parson Cross, Sheffield, in 1997. |
On the anniversary of her death, the 16-year-old launched whokilledmymum.com for people to provide new information. | |
Due to an overwhelming number of people accessing the site, it has now crashed. | Due to an overwhelming number of people accessing the site, it has now crashed. |
If someone knows what happened, if they do have a heart then they will read the messages on the website and it may persuade them to come forward finally Daniel Grainger | If someone knows what happened, if they do have a heart then they will read the messages on the website and it may persuade them to come forward finally Daniel Grainger |
But visitors can still access the message board where hundreds of messages have been left. | But visitors can still access the message board where hundreds of messages have been left. |
One woman wrote: "Good luck Danny, you are doing a wonderful thing for your mum, hope justice is served." | One woman wrote: "Good luck Danny, you are doing a wonderful thing for your mum, hope justice is served." |
Ms Grainger's body was found by youths dumped in a brook near her home. She had been stabbed, strangled and sexually assaulted and covered with a mattress. | Ms Grainger's body was found by youths dumped in a brook near her home. She had been stabbed, strangled and sexually assaulted and covered with a mattress. |
Despite an extensive investigation by South Yorkshire Police the mother-of-one's killer was never found, but Daniel hopes the website will urge detectives to reopen the case. | Despite an extensive investigation by South Yorkshire Police the mother-of-one's killer was never found, but Daniel hopes the website will urge detectives to reopen the case. |
He said: "If someone knows what happened, if they do have a heart then they will read the messages on the website and it may persuade them to come forward finally." | He said: "If someone knows what happened, if they do have a heart then they will read the messages on the website and it may persuade them to come forward finally." |
The 16-year-old also hopes that new advances in DNA technology could help catch the killer. | The 16-year-old also hopes that new advances in DNA technology could help catch the killer. |
South Yorkshire Police said the case is still active and anyone with information on the incident should contact its officers. | South Yorkshire Police said the case is still active and anyone with information on the incident should contact its officers. |
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