Woman linked to postman murder

Police say people with information have yet to come forward

Detectives hunting the killer of a Mold postman - beaten to death as he delivered letters - believe they are looking for three people.

And police believe this third party could have been keeping watch as the other two - dressed in hooded tops - attacked 30-year-old Paul Savage back in February.

On Thursday, nine months on, Detective Chief Inspector Dave Loftus revealed that they believed they had a third accomplice - a woman who may have been keeping watch.

Mr Savage - who was married with a young daughter - died in hospital from head injuries. He had been struck on the head several times with a wooden baton.

There are people out there that know who has committed this murder and haven't yet come forward DCI Dave Loftus

His bicycle and mail bag were left nearby, and police have said nothing was stolen in the assault.

Two hooded men were spotted running away from the murder scene past some shops, but they have never been traced.

After Mr Savage's death, it was revealed that he had a number of criminal convictions including possessing £1m of cannabis with intent to supply.

Police have said they believe there are people in the local community who know who may have been involved with the murder but they are too scared to come forward.

Police staged a reconstruction of the attack

"The investigating officers are convinced that the answers to this crime lie in the community of Mold," added DCI Loftus.

"There are people out there that know who has committed this murder and haven't yet come forward."

North Wales Police have reassured witnesses concerned for their safety that their are measures in place to protect them from any reprisals.

Despite a detailed reconstruction, Royal Mail's £25,000 reward and intensive efforts by police to trace the killer, the murderer is still at large.

The investigations so far have dealt with 4,000 inquiries and led to 19 people being arrested, three firearms being found and over £30,000 of Class A and B drugs being seized.

In July a blue hooded top believed to have blood on it was found on an area of wasteland behind Ivy Crescent in the Queen's Park area.

Police are still awaiting forensic results on the clothing.