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Police are offering a £5,000 reward to find the killer of a convicted armed robber whose body was found in woodland two years ago on Wednesday. Police are offering a £5,000 reward to find the killer of a convicted armed robber whose body was found in woodland exactly two years ago.
Courtney Davies, 53, from Cardiff, was repeatedly stabbed before his badly burnt body was dumped in a rolled-up carpet in the Forest of Dean.Courtney Davies, 53, from Cardiff, was repeatedly stabbed before his badly burnt body was dumped in a rolled-up carpet in the Forest of Dean.
In April, murder charges were dropped against a Cardiff man, 33, who was declared not guilty at a court hearing.In April, murder charges were dropped against a Cardiff man, 33, who was declared not guilty at a court hearing.
Police said they were "still very keen" to find new lines of inquiry.Police said they were "still very keen" to find new lines of inquiry.
Gloucestershire Constabulary is conducting the investigation into the murder of Mr Davies, who was stabbed more than 70 times before his body was set alight at a lay-by on the A4136, near Staunton.Gloucestershire Constabulary is conducting the investigation into the murder of Mr Davies, who was stabbed more than 70 times before his body was set alight at a lay-by on the A4136, near Staunton.
Detective Chief Inspector Neil Kelly, who led the investigation, said: "We are now exactly two years on from the discovery of Mr Davies' body but we are still very keen to follow up any new lines of enquiry which come to light.Detective Chief Inspector Neil Kelly, who led the investigation, said: "We are now exactly two years on from the discovery of Mr Davies' body but we are still very keen to follow up any new lines of enquiry which come to light.
"For that reason we have decided to offer a reward of £5,000 for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in connection with the death."For that reason we have decided to offer a reward of £5,000 for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in connection with the death.
Mr Davies was stabbed and his body burnt before it was dumpedMr Davies was stabbed and his body burnt before it was dumped
"There may be people who never came forward during the original investigation for a variety of reasons, but whose circumstances have now changed or now feel more able to assist with our investigation."There may be people who never came forward during the original investigation for a variety of reasons, but whose circumstances have now changed or now feel more able to assist with our investigation.
"Perhaps they are thinking there is little point in coming forward now that the initial flurry of publicity has died down, but this enquiry is still very much ongoing for us and we would still welcome any new information, however small, to bring a satisfactory conclusion to the case.""Perhaps they are thinking there is little point in coming forward now that the initial flurry of publicity has died down, but this enquiry is still very much ongoing for us and we would still welcome any new information, however small, to bring a satisfactory conclusion to the case."
Mr Davies was jailed for 15 years in 1986 for a violent robbery at the home of a businessman in south Wales, and later convicted of a second armed robbery.Mr Davies was jailed for 15 years in 1986 for a violent robbery at the home of a businessman in south Wales, and later convicted of a second armed robbery.
In April, murder charges against a 33-year-old man, from Fairwater in Cardiff, were dropped.In April, murder charges against a 33-year-old man, from Fairwater in Cardiff, were dropped.
Gloucestershire Crown Prosecution Service said it had decided to offer no evidence against the man after advice that there was no realistic prospect of a conviction.Gloucestershire Crown Prosecution Service said it had decided to offer no evidence against the man after advice that there was no realistic prospect of a conviction.
Avon and Somerset Police has been carrying out a review of how Gloucestershire Constabulary handled the murder inquiry.Avon and Somerset Police has been carrying out a review of how Gloucestershire Constabulary handled the murder inquiry.