Torture murder inquiry video hope

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A reward of £30,000 has been put up for information leading to the killer

A video montage has been released by detectives investigating the murder of an elderly woman who was battered to death with her own marble rolling pin.

Georgina Edmonds, 77, was found dead 18 months ago at her home, Fig Tree Cottage, in Brambridge, Hampshire.

She had been tortured with a knife before being beaten over the head.

The video shows CCTV footage and stills from the inquiry, TV news reports, plus a police interview, to coincide with what would have been her 79th birthday.

The film also shows a man wearing a fluorescent jacket trying to use Mrs Edmonds' cash card at a Tesco Express, in Twyford Road, on the day she died.

Missing items

She was murdered some time between 1115 and 1515 GMT on 11 January 2008.

Officers believe a knife was used to stab her, before she was battered, in a bid to make her disclose her bank card pin.

The man was seen on CCTV at the Tesco store at 2238 GMT.

Georgina Edmonds was battered with her own marble rolling pin

Det Ch Insp Paul Barton said: "We are still actively following a number of lines of inquiry and following all new pieces of information.

"However, we still need to trace the items that are missing from Mrs Edmonds' home, which are: a silver credit card holder, a brightly-coloured key fob with a key attached, a Lloyds cheque book and cash card, and a black Radley handbag.

"During the summer months there will be lots more people out and about walking in the area of Brambridge and along the river.

"I would urge people to be vigilant."

Officers are still trying to trace three people seen on CCTV at the Tesco store at about the same time as the unidentified man.

A reward of £30,000 has been put up for information leading to the killer.

Four people have so far been arrested and eliminated from the inquiry.