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£20,000 Crimestoppers Reward in Hunt for Rose Johnston’s Killer

Police renew appeals for sightings near Ancroft Road following confirmation the 68-year-old died from a blunt-force head injury.

Overview

  • Independent charity Crimestoppers is offering up to £20,000 for information it receives exclusively that leads to an arrest, with guaranteed anonymity for tipsters.
  • Merseyside Police say Rose Johnston was last seen in the early hours of Friday, October 3 and was found dead at her Dovecot home shortly after midday on Saturday, October 4.
  • Detectives have conducted house-to-house inquiries, CCTV reviews and forensic work, and they say they are keeping an open mind about the motive.
  • Officers have appealed for anyone who saw Johnston or noticed suspicious activity around Ancroft Road between October 3 and 4 to come forward.
  • Reports say broken fence panels were removed near the property, raising the possibility of a burglary-related motive, though police have not confirmed this; her killer remains at large.