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Valerie Graves murder: Sussex Police return to Bosham village | Valerie Graves murder: Sussex Police return to Bosham village |
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Detectives have returned to the scene of an unsolved murder in West Sussex one year after a grandmother was bludgeoned to death with a claw hammer. | |
Valerie Graves, 55, was killed while she house-sat for friends in Bosham. | |
Sussex Police said during the course of the investigation into her murder, more than 9,500 people were interviewed and a £20,000 reward offered. | Sussex Police said during the course of the investigation into her murder, more than 9,500 people were interviewed and a £20,000 reward offered. |
Officers have asked all men who visit, work or live in the area to voluntarily attend DNA screening sessions. | |
Police want all men over 17 to provide a DNA mouth swab and thumbprint to enable them to eliminate as many people as possible from the inquiry. | |
Drop-in sessions will be held at the Millstream Hotel between 21 and 29 January, 2 and 7 February, and 10 and 15 February. | |
Earlier this year, police obtained a partial DNA profile of the suspect - the sample was not complete enough for a search on the DNA database but could be used to eliminate suspects, officers said. | |
No-one has been charged over the murder in Smugglers Lane. | |
Police returned to Bosham on Monday to speak to residents and visitors in a bid to force a breakthrough. | |
Officers will also be in the village on Tuesday - the actual anniversary of the death. | |
Ms Graves had been repeatedly hit on the head and face with the hammer. She was discovered by her sister. | Ms Graves had been repeatedly hit on the head and face with the hammer. She was discovered by her sister. |
Det Supt Nick May, of the Surrey and Sussex major crime team, said: "We need the public's help to catch this person before they hurt someone else and to get justice for Valerie and her family." | Det Supt Nick May, of the Surrey and Sussex major crime team, said: "We need the public's help to catch this person before they hurt someone else and to get justice for Valerie and her family." |
Last week Ms Graves' son, Tim Wood, 32, said: "It's hard to carry on knowing that someone is out there able to do it to someone else and knowing that they haven't been caught for what they have done." | Last week Ms Graves' son, Tim Wood, 32, said: "It's hard to carry on knowing that someone is out there able to do it to someone else and knowing that they haven't been caught for what they have done." |
He appealed for anyone with information about the killer to come forward. | He appealed for anyone with information about the killer to come forward. |
During the investigation a 22-year-old man was arrested and released without charge. | |
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