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The son of a murder victim has criticised police on the 18th anniversary of his mother’s death. Patricia Grainger was strangled, stabbed and sexually assaulted near her home in Parson Cross, Sheffield, on 10 August 1997. Her body was dumped in a brook in nearby woodland and her killer has …

Son of Sheffield murder victim: “Killer might never be found.” Monday 27 July 2015 The son of a Sheffield woman brutally murdered fears his mum’s killer will never be found as he marks the 18th anniversary of her death. Daniel Grainger was aged just five when the body of his …

Criminals get away with nearly 6,000 offences a month More than 319,000 crimes committed in South Yorkshire in the last four-and-a-half years have not been solved, new figures show.   A total of 438,675 offences were reported to the force between January 2010 and the end of June this year. …

Son’s desperate appeal for information on murder of Sheffield mum Saturday 02 August 2014 The son of a Sheffield woman murdered almost 17 years ago has made a fresh appeal for information that may help catch her killer. Daniel Grainger was just five years old when his mother Patricia was …

The son of a woman who was stabbed, sexually assaulted and strangled has criticised South Yorkshire Police for throwing away ‘potentially significant forensic evidence’. Police chiefs have confirmed the bed base under which the body of 25-year-old Patricia Grainger was found in 1997 has been ‘discarded’. The item was kept …

This particular article appeared on the star newspaper website recently however i took no part in this and the article was used with information from my blog. EDIT Please note the below article states my mum was found under a mattress it was infact a divan bed base.  Sheffield man’s plea …

EDIT Please note the below article states my mum was found under a mattress it was infact a divan bed base.  Catch Sheffield mum’s killer   Published on Monday 13 August 2012 06:00 THE suffering son of a Sheffield woman stabbed, sexually assaulted and strangled 15 years ago is using …

DANIEL Grainger was just five when his mother was murdered, and he can remember very little about her. DANIEL Grainger was just five when his mother was murdered, and he can remember very little about her. But now, 11 years later, his determination to find her killers has led to …

I can’t rest knowing killer is out there Published: 11th January 2009 WITH his cropped hair, cheeky grin and lanky frame, Daniel Grainger looks like a typical teenage boy on the brink of manhood.   But the courage with which he faces a horrific childhood trauma sets him apart from …

Front Page Inside Continued   Below I’ve written out the articles to make it easier for you to read. Poor Danny needs answers – he was only 5 at the time… Help us find his mum’s killer By Sharon Grainger, 33, from Sheffield Our gentle Pat had a mental age …

Police have arrested two men over the killing of a woman after her son set up a Web site appealing for information on the unsolved case. South Yorkshire police say two men, 51 and 59, are being questioned over the death of Patricia Grainger, whose body was found in the …

Men bailed over 1997 murder case Ms Grainger was strangled, stabbed and sexually assaulted Friday, 17 October 2008   Two men arrested on suspicion of the murder of a young mother 11 years ago in Sheffield have been bailed for three days by detectives. Patricia Grainger, 25, was strangled, stabbed and …