Pensioner Attack
The latest developments following an attack on an elderly pensioner in Moseley.
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Appeal for public's help
Post-mortem examination to be carried out
A post-mortem examination is due to be conducted on a pensioner who died following an attack in her home in Moseley Birmingham.
Emma Winnall, 93, died in hospital on Tuesday, nearly a month after she was found badly beaten in her bed.
West Midlands Police said the widow's death came after complications arising from her injuries. She suffered a fractured skull and broken arm and had been in intensive care since the attack on May 1.
Detailed forensic analysis is continuing on items removed from Mrs Winnall's home in Pensby Close, and a Crimestoppers reward of #5,000 is on offer to anyone who provides information which leads to a conviction.
Pensioner attacked in her bed has died
by Callum WatkinsonA pensioner who was beaten in her bed by an intruder last month has died in hospital from her injuries.
Emma Winnall from the Moseley area of Birmingham suffered a broken arm, fractured skull and a partially severed finger in the attack and police are renewing their appeals for information.
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Police believe local community hold answers to Emma Winnall murder inquiry
West MidlandsPolice believe the local community hold the answers to solve the the crime.
93 year old Emma Winnall was attacked at her home in Moseley in Birmingham a month ago.
She suffered a fractured skull and had been in intensive care since May 1st.
She died early this morning from her injuries.
Murder inquiry underway following death of pensioner
West Midlands Police have held a press conference into the murder inquiry of Emma Winnall.
The 93 year old was attacked at her home in Moseley earlier in May.
DS Superintendent Richard Baker, West Midlands Police said:
"It's very sad news" that Emma Winnall passed away early this morning.
He's also renewed appeals for anyone with information to come forward
"If someone is protecting someone" over this crime he said, he urges them to "examine their consciences".
Pensioner attacked in her bed has died
A pensioner who was attacked in her bed in Birmingham has died from complications arising from her injuries
Read the full storyReward offered to find Emma's attacker
A reward of up to £5,000 has been offered for information about the attack on 94-year-old Emma Winnall.
Crime-fighting charity, Crimestoppers, has put up the money for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever carried out the attack.
Mrs Winnall was badly beaten in her bed in her home in Moseley, Birmingham last Monday night.
She remains in a critical but stable condition in hospital.
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Appeal for public's help
The daughter of a 94-year-old woman attacked in her bed in her Birmingham home has made a tearful appeal for help to find her attacker.
Read the full storyDaughter - "It's broken my heart."
The daughter of 94-year-old Emma Winnall, who was attacked in her bed in Birmingham, has appealed to the public t help find her assailant.
– Joyce Blencoe, Emma Winnall's daughter"I am appealing for your help to find whoever did this.
"To see your mum viciously beaten is the most horrific nightmare - It's broken my heart.
"She said she was screaming for help and no-one came. Someone out there knows who did this - please come forward."
"Thank everyone who has given us support, particularly the police and medical staff."
Elderly woman who was attacked tells police she doesn't know why anyone would do it to her
Specially trained officers visited 94 year-old Emma Winnall in hospital yesterday.
At a press conference this afternoon they told Central News that she is still in shock and doesn't know why anyone would attack her.
Emma was assaulted in her own bed overnight between Monday April 30 and Tuesday May 1.
She was left with a fractured skull, a broken arm, a partially severed finger and other multiple injuries.
Police to speak to elderly woman who was attacked in her bed
West Midlands Police have told Central News that 94 year-old Emma Winnall remains seriously ill in hospital after being attacked in her own bed overnight between Monday April 30 and Tuesday May 1.
Specially trained officers will today begin trying to speak her to find out what happened.
She was left with a fractured skull, a broken arm, a partially severed finger and other multiple injuries.
She remains in hospital having undergone emergency surgery, including having metal plates inserted into her arm.
No arrests have so far been made and police are still trying to determine a motive for the attack.