A woman's bloody fingernails provided a clue that helped catch the man who murdered her, 12 years on.
A woman's bloody fingernails provided a clue that helped catch the man who murdered her, 12 years on. Una Crown, 86, was stabbed to death by David Newton and set on fire to hide her injuries at her home in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, in 2013.The widower, who lived alone, had also been robbed of her wedding ring and £40. Her husband had died years earlier.She was discovered lying in a pool of her own blood at home by her relatives.
“Mistakes were made during the initial investigation in 2013, for which we have apologised to Una’s family. “Once again, we acknowledge those errors and apologise it has taken this long for Una’s family to get justice. However, my aim as the senior investigating officer when I took on this role in the past few years was to make sure they didn't wait any longer.
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