Norfolk children launch appeal to find their mother's killer 21 years on
They're looking for closure
The children of a woman murdered in her Norfolk home 21 years ago have issued a new plea for information.
Lorraine Turner, 37, was found with head injuries at her home in Desmond Drive, Norwich, on 17 August 2002.
A man was charged with her murder, but the case never went to trial.
The case remains active and has been revisited, but the circumstances of Lorraine’s death have never been fully established.
Now her son and daughter have urged anyone with information to speak out in the hope their mother’s killer can be found, bringing closure to their family.
Jasmine was only eight when she and older brother Jordan, then aged 10, found their mother’s body during a visit to her home one Saturday.
Jasmine said that both she and Jordan had been “haunted” by the traumatic discovery ever since.
“The hardest part is there’s no closure. I do not know ‘why?’ or ‘who?’," she said.
“But someone does, and I would appeal to anyone whose loyalties may have changed over the years to come forward.
“Our mother is not coming back, and making this appeal may be one of the very last things me and Jordan are able to do for her.”
“Twenty-one years with no answers is an extremely long time"
She described her mother as someone who lived quietly with a small circle of friends.
She added: “I want to appeal to anyone who has been keeping a secret for 21 years - this is the time to get rid of your guilt and clear your conscience.
“It is the sort of thing you see on the news and think it’s not going to happen to you. But suddenly I was that person.
“Twenty-one years with no answers is an extremely long time, and unfortunately you have no alternative but to toughen up and get on with it.”
“There are four children who do not have their grandmother and the story that comes with that loss is so brutal. It is a huge burden, but we will never give up fighting for her.
"At this point 21 years later all we can emphasise is that it’s time that the truth comes out.”
Norfolk Police Cold Case Manager Andy Guy said: “It is still an open case and there are questions to be answered.
“I would urge anyone who may be able to explain the circumstances around Lorraine’s death to come forward and help us to resolve this case and bring closure to her family.”