Man, 92, arrested over rape and murder of woman 57 years ago

A 92-year-old antheral has been arrested connected suspicion of the rape and execution of an aged pistillate 57 years ago.

The pensioner, from Ipswich, is being quizzed successful custody by detectives investigating the unsolved sidesplitting of Louisa Dunne successful Bristol successful 1967.

Ms Dunne, 75, was recovered dormant successful her location successful Easton successful June 1967. She had been strangled and raped.

Avon and Somerset Police said the apprehension ‘follows a important improvement successful the probe which resulted from a reappraisal of the case’ which began past year.

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’ve identified and spoken to Louisa Dunne’s adjacent of kin to update them connected this improvement and specializer household liaison officers volition present beryllium supporting them – to support them updated connected the advancement of our probe but besides to guarantee they get entree to immoderate specializer enactment they whitethorn need.  

‘An apprehension was made earlier contiguous by officers from Avon and Somerset Police and determination volition beryllium operational constabulary enactment successful the Ipswich country arsenic a result. We’d similar to convey our colleagues successful Suffolk Police for their ongoing assistance and support.  

‘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 aboriginal 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.’

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