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CCTV released by detectives investigating the murder of Liverpool grandmother Rose Johnston
Overview
Ahead of the first anniversary of the murder of 69-year-old Rose Johnston, detectives in Liverpool have released CCTV footage showing her socialising with friends in a pub two days before her body was found. Johnston was discovered at her home in Dovecot on 4 October with a blunt force head injury. Police and her family have appealed for information to help find her killer, and Crimestoppers is offering a £20,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.
Key points
- Rose Johnston, 69, was found dead with a blunt force head injury at her home on Ancroft Road in Dovecot, Liverpool, on 4 October last year.
- Police released CCTV footage filmed two days before her death showing her socialising at The Watch Maker pub in Prescot.
- Investigators established that after leaving the pub, she took a taxi home, which was the last time she was seen alive.
- Two men have been arrested on suspicion of her murder and released on conditional bail.
- Crimestoppers has offered a £20,000 reward for information shared exclusively with the charity that leads to an arrest.