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01-04-2011, 12:52 PM
The grieving mother of Joanna Yeates has said she is living the nightmare reality that her daughter will never return home - and her killer is still at large.
Teresa Yeates, 58, wept as she told how she was just wishing her daughter would walk through the door.
"She just had this joy and vibrancy, even though she didn't live here," she said.
"I am sat in the kitchen just wanting her to come through the door.
"It is just so quiet here without her."
Mrs Yeates was speaking from her home in Ampfield, near Romsey, Hants, as detectives continue to investigate her daughter's murder.
At a news conference yesterday, detectives appealed for help in tracing a 4x4 vehicle seen near the spot where Miss Yeates's body was discovered on Christmas Day.
Detective Chief Inspector Phil Jones, who is leading the murder inquiry, said: "We have had a number of reports of vehicles in Longwood Lane during the late Friday evening and early hours of Saturday morning, including a possibly light-coloured 4x4 vehicle.
"This 4x4 and the other vehicles may be completely unconnected but I urge anyone in that car or any other driver in the vicinity that night to come forward."
They also revealed that there was no evidence to suggest the 25-year-old had been sexually assaulted.
"At this stage there is no evidence to suggest that Joanna was sexually assaulted," Det Ch Insp Jones said.
"However, I have not ruled out that there might have been a sexual motive."
But the police chief revealed police still do not know when and where the landscape architect died, adding there were still significant gaps regarding Miss Yeates's final hours.
"I am satisfied that Jo got back to her flat but I'm not able to speculate whether she let somebody into the flat, whether somebody was already in there or whether someone broke into the flat," he said.
"At this time I cannot say where or when Jo was killed, or when her body was left on Longwood Lane.
"The significant snowfall in the early hours of Saturday, December 18 has a considerable impact on this and I am working with numerous forensic specialists to determine the timings."
The detective also suggested there may be more than one person responsible.
He said: "I can assure you, we are determined to solve this crime, and bring Jo's killers to justice."
When asked about this comment later, he said: "I think that phrase emphasises that I am not making any assumptions in this case."
Police have warned women not to walk home alone after dark following the discovery of Miss Yeates's body three miles from her home in Clifton, Bristol.
Source - Yahoo.
Teresa Yeates, 58, wept as she told how she was just wishing her daughter would walk through the door.
"She just had this joy and vibrancy, even though she didn't live here," she said.
"I am sat in the kitchen just wanting her to come through the door.
"It is just so quiet here without her."
Mrs Yeates was speaking from her home in Ampfield, near Romsey, Hants, as detectives continue to investigate her daughter's murder.
At a news conference yesterday, detectives appealed for help in tracing a 4x4 vehicle seen near the spot where Miss Yeates's body was discovered on Christmas Day.
Detective Chief Inspector Phil Jones, who is leading the murder inquiry, said: "We have had a number of reports of vehicles in Longwood Lane during the late Friday evening and early hours of Saturday morning, including a possibly light-coloured 4x4 vehicle.
"This 4x4 and the other vehicles may be completely unconnected but I urge anyone in that car or any other driver in the vicinity that night to come forward."
They also revealed that there was no evidence to suggest the 25-year-old had been sexually assaulted.
"At this stage there is no evidence to suggest that Joanna was sexually assaulted," Det Ch Insp Jones said.
"However, I have not ruled out that there might have been a sexual motive."
But the police chief revealed police still do not know when and where the landscape architect died, adding there were still significant gaps regarding Miss Yeates's final hours.
"I am satisfied that Jo got back to her flat but I'm not able to speculate whether she let somebody into the flat, whether somebody was already in there or whether someone broke into the flat," he said.
"At this time I cannot say where or when Jo was killed, or when her body was left on Longwood Lane.
"The significant snowfall in the early hours of Saturday, December 18 has a considerable impact on this and I am working with numerous forensic specialists to determine the timings."
The detective also suggested there may be more than one person responsible.
He said: "I can assure you, we are determined to solve this crime, and bring Jo's killers to justice."
When asked about this comment later, he said: "I think that phrase emphasises that I am not making any assumptions in this case."
Police have warned women not to walk home alone after dark following the discovery of Miss Yeates's body three miles from her home in Clifton, Bristol.
Source - Yahoo.