A person has been discovered responsible of murdering an 86-year-old widow and attempting to set her on hearth.
The physique of Una Crown was discovered at her bungalow on Journal Lane in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, on 13 January 2013. She had been stabbed 4 instances and her throat had been reduce.
David Newton, 70, who had denied homicide, was charged in April 2024 after DNA proof taken on the time was reviewed.
He has been convicted by a majority of 10 jurors to 2 following a trial lasting greater than three weeks at Cambridge Crown Court docket.
The trial heard Newton, a retired kitchen fitter, had initially been arrested on suspicion of homicide in January 2013 earlier than being launched with out cost.
DNA matching Newton was discovered on nail clippings taken from Mrs Crown’s unburnt proper hand in 2013, they usually have been re-examined 10 years later.
Mrs Crown’s physique had been found within the hallway of her dwelling after her niece’s husband had gone to gather her for Sunday lunch, however she didn’t reply the door.
It’s believed the retired postmistress had been killed the day earlier than.
