Murder police quiz drivers

A post-mortem revealed Mrs Roddam was suffocated

Police have been questioning motorists and pedestrians in north Cornwall as part of their investigation into the murder of an elderly woman.

Seventy four-year-old Joan Roddam's body was found in a field next to her bungalow near Delabole on Saturday evening last week.

She was wearing only a dressing gown and had been dumped face down in the grass.

A post-mortem examination revealed she died from asphyxiation and suffocation, but there were no signs of a struggle or excessive violence.

No link

Police have narrowed down the time of the murder to between midday on Friday 7 November and 1800 on Saturday.

Police say there is no link with the murder of Carol and Graham Fisher at their bungalow near Wadebridge just a few miles away on 5 November.

Mrs Roddam was last seen alive on 6 November by local fishmonger Shawn Brewer.

Her body was discovered after a friend of the family reported they had been unable to contact her.

Police searched the bungalow and surrounding area with the help of a police dog.

They say there appeared to be no sign of forced entry at the bungalow, so they think Mrs Roddam knew who her murderer was.