Police have flown a drone over the beach location where the body of a woman was found 16 years ago.
Cold case detectives probing the “macabre” murder of Jennifer Kiely flew the drone over Eastbourne seafront as another year is set to pass without justice her family.
Early on the morning of January 22 2005, a fire was reported in a shelter on the beach promenade in the East Sussex town.
The body of the 35-year-old mother-of-three was found by a cleaner in the shelter.
She had been stabbed 16 times and possibly sexually assaulted, and her body had been set on fire, police have said.
Detective Chief Inspector Tony O’Donnell, leading the inquiry in 2005, described the case as “macabre”.
Ms Kiely’s mother Margaret said on Wednesday: “I always find the anniversary an upsetting time and there isn’t one day when I do not think about Jennifer and what happened to her.
“I support this appeal and anything that will increase the chance of my daughter’s killer being caught.”
Despite extensive police inquiries, the first investigation was closed in May 2007.
In 2009, the case was assessed and deferred for further assessment as there had been no new intelligence or other development.
But since 2011, it has been a live case while forensic reviews and further work have been commissioned.
Police have, since 2017, been working on the new forensic line of inquiry relating to unidentified DNA found at the scene.
Detective Superintendent Emma Heater, of the Surrey and Sussex Major Crime Team, said: “Please do not hesitate to come forward if you have any information, either something you remember from 2005 that was not reported or that you may have heard since.
“As a result of the further forensic evidence, we have the ability to eliminate people from our inquiry.
“Jennifer’s family deserve to know what happened to her and who is responsible.”
“Further information about the current line of forensic inquiry is not being revealed at this time, but if anyone has any information that was not shared with us during the original investigation or since, no matter how small you may think it is, please report online or call 101, quoting Operation Kittiwake.”
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