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| A doctor who was murdered in her car on her driveway died in a "frenzied attack", according to detectives. | A doctor who was murdered in her car on her driveway died in a "frenzied attack", according to detectives. |
| Dr Victoria Anyetei, 53, a consultant paediatrician at St Thomas's Hospital in London, was stabbed to death on her driveway in Teynham Road, Dartford. | Dr Victoria Anyetei, 53, a consultant paediatrician at St Thomas's Hospital in London, was stabbed to death on her driveway in Teynham Road, Dartford. |
| Kent Police also revealed that a car horn was sounded at about 0730 BST on the day Dr Anyetei was killed. | Kent Police also revealed that a car horn was sounded at about 0730 BST on the day Dr Anyetei was killed. |
| Hundreds of leaflets are being handed out to people in Dartford to try to prompt witnesses to come forward. | Hundreds of leaflets are being handed out to people in Dartford to try to prompt witnesses to come forward. |
| Police say the attack motive is unclear but the killer may be a former patient or an aggrieved parent of a patient. | Police say the attack motive is unclear but the killer may be a former patient or an aggrieved parent of a patient. |
| Either the attack was targeted or it was a random attack and Dr Anyetei was in the wrong place at the wrong time Det Ch Insp Brittain A team of 20 officers are following a number of lines of inquiry. | Either the attack was targeted or it was a random attack and Dr Anyetei was in the wrong place at the wrong time Det Ch Insp Brittain A team of 20 officers are following a number of lines of inquiry. |
| Det Ch Insp Anne Brittain said: "We have witnesses who say they remember a car horn sounding at around 0730 BST. It is possible this is linked to the murder of Dr Anyetei. | Det Ch Insp Anne Brittain said: "We have witnesses who say they remember a car horn sounding at around 0730 BST. It is possible this is linked to the murder of Dr Anyetei. |
| "The horn may have been sounded during a struggle with her killer, or she tried to raise the alarm." | "The horn may have been sounded during a struggle with her killer, or she tried to raise the alarm." |
| She added: "Either the attack was targeted or it was a random attack and Dr Anyetei was in the wrong place at the wrong time. | She added: "Either the attack was targeted or it was a random attack and Dr Anyetei was in the wrong place at the wrong time. |
| "What was this person doing in that particular cul-de-sac? Does the killer have a connection with that area or was the doctor being targeted specifically?" | "What was this person doing in that particular cul-de-sac? Does the killer have a connection with that area or was the doctor being targeted specifically?" |
| Police have appealing to anyone who saw anything untoward in Teynham Road, Whitfield Crescent or Watling Street on Tuesday morning, between 0700 BST and 1030 BST. | Police have appealing to anyone who saw anything untoward in Teynham Road, Whitfield Crescent or Watling Street on Tuesday morning, between 0700 BST and 1030 BST. |
| Dr Anyetei left home for work at 0800 BST and was found by her 19-year-old son at 1020 BST. | Dr Anyetei left home for work at 0800 BST and was found by her 19-year-old son at 1020 BST. |
| Det Ch Insp Brittain in the Dr Anyetei murder hunt incident roomIt is believed the killer may have lain in wait in her car, a silver Toyota Avensis. | |
| The doctor's family paid tribute on Thursday to a "dedicated mother and loving sister". | The doctor's family paid tribute on Thursday to a "dedicated mother and loving sister". |
| In a statement they said: "We are very shocked and upset and feel a great loss. | In a statement they said: "We are very shocked and upset and feel a great loss. |
| "She was loved deeply by all of us and will be terribly missed." | "She was loved deeply by all of us and will be terribly missed." |
| Her son and another young relative who lives with them are being cared for by relatives in Essex. | Her son and another young relative who lives with them are being cared for by relatives in Essex. |
| The doctor's younger brother, Gilbert Anyetei, is travelling at the weekend from South Africa, where he lives, to be with the rest of the family. | The doctor's younger brother, Gilbert Anyetei, is travelling at the weekend from South Africa, where he lives, to be with the rest of the family. |
| He said he had last seen Dr Anyetei in July, when he was in England for a family wedding. | He said he had last seen Dr Anyetei in July, when he was in England for a family wedding. |
| Divorcee Dr Anyetei was a devout Christian from Ghana, where her former husband lives. | Divorcee Dr Anyetei was a devout Christian from Ghana, where her former husband lives. |