Man, 92, arrested for ‘murder and rape’ of woman found strangled to death at home 57 years ago

POLICE person arrested a 92-year-old antheral connected suspicion of rape and execution of a pistillate recovered strangled to decease 57 years ago.

Louisa Dunne was discovered astatine her location successful Easton, Bristol, by a neighbour connected June 28, 1967.

The 75-year-old had been raped, with her origin of decease fixed arsenic strangulation and asphyxiation.

Avon and Somerset Police contiguous confirmed a 92-year-old antheral had been arrested implicit the acold lawsuit horror.

The suspect, from Ipswich successful Suffolk, is presently being quizzed connected suspicion of execution and rape successful custody.

Officers said the apprehension came pursuing a "significant improvement successful the investigation".

The unit had re-examined the lawsuit successful 2023 and reviewed further forensic grounds earlier making the arrest.

Louisa's household has been informed of the improvement and are being supported by specializer officers.

The fearfulness unfolded successful 1967 erstwhile Louisa's neighbour noticed a model somewhat unfastened astatine her home.

When they went to investigate, they discovered the pensioner had been raped and strangled successful the surviving room.

A immense probe was launched arsenic officers tried to portion unneurotic Louisa's last movements.

They discovered she had gone to spot her person Alice astatine her adjacent location earlier that evening.

The brace shared dessert unneurotic earlier twice-widowed Louise headed backmost location astatine astir 7.30pm.

She was past seen lasting connected her doorstep astatine 10.30pm, which locals said was antithetic for the OAP.

Officers believed the slayer had breached successful betwixt 11.30pm and 4am and, but said determination was nary motion of a conflict astatine her home.

Police recovered a thenar people near adjacent the open model but the horrific lawsuit yet went cold.

DI Dave Marchant said: "This is an highly important infinitesimal successful an appalling and distressing lawsuit which has remained unsolved for astir six decades.

"We recognise this volition besides travel arsenic a daze to the assemblage successful Easton. While this tragic incidental happened a agelong clip ago, determination volition beryllium radical who retrieve what happened and whitethorn person had a transportation with Louisa done household oregon friends.

"The Neighbourhood Policing Team are carrying retired patrols of the area, truthful delight talk to an serviceman if you person immoderate worries oregon concerns.

“As this probe is astatine a captious signifier and to support the integrity of immoderate future transgression proceedings, we won’t beryllium capable to corroborate the afloat details, but we are perfectly committed to proceed carrying retired a thorough probe to effort and bring Louisa’s relatives the answers they’ve waited a beingness for.”