Mum lays wreath at murder scene

Mum lays wreath at murder scene

Jan 13 2004
By Crime Reporter Greg Truscott

South London Press

THE mother of a 24-year-old woman whose battered body was found dumped on an estate will today lay flowers at the scene to mark the second anniversary of her daughter's unsolved murder.

On Sunday, January 13, 2002, the body of Jacqueline Nyeko was found in a storage area on the Ethelred Estate, Black Prince Road, Kennington.

A post-mortem revealed she had died from head injuries.

Jacqueline was last seen alive in St John's Crescent, off Brixton Road, Stockwell, late in the evening on Thursday, January 10, three days before her battered body was discovered.

Detectives believe Jacqueline was in the McDonald's restaurant in Brixton Road at around 4pm on the same day, but do not know where she went between leaving there and being seen in St John's Crescent at around 10pm.

To mark the anniversary of her daughter's murder, Jacqueline's mother, Grace Nyeko, will today lay flowers at the spot where her daughter was found.

A £5,000 reward is still on offer to anyone with any information that leads to the arrest and conviction of Jacqueline's killer.

Police are still appealing for sightings of her. She was believed to have been wearing a two-tone beige, woolly hat, a long, beige puffa jacket, a black zip-up jumper, beige trousers and black boots.

Detective Chief Inspector Keith Eldridge, of the Serious Crime Group, said: "Two years have passed since the tragic death of this young woman, and we are constantly reviewing the investigation and re-appealing for information relating to this murder.

"Work on this case has intensified over time and we have not given up hope.

"As time goes on we move ever closer to a breakthrough on this case.

"In the mean time it is important that people come forward to assist us in our investigation.

"Jacqueline's family have been devastated by her death and they just wish to find out what happened to her."

Anyone with information or who may have known Jacqueline is asked to phone the Serious Crime Group Incident Room on 020 8217 6453.

Alternatively information can be given anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

020 8710 6435 email: crime@slp.co.uk

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