Jennifer Kiely: Reward of £20k offered to help solve 2005 murder

Jennifer Kiely was described as a "a sweet, loving and giving person"

A reward of £20,000 is being offered for information that could help solve a murder case from 19 years ago.

Jennifer Kiely, 35, was stabbed 16 times and her body set alight before it was found in a seafront shelter in Eastbourne in January 2005.

Crimestoppers, which is offering the reward, is urging potential witnesses to come forward "whilst being protected by our guarantee of anonymity".

Sussex Police is hoping to eliminate a man from the investigation.

Described as Eastern European, he was seen the night before Ms Kiely's murder, walking to the rear of the Grand Hotel in Eastbourne.

Police said the man was around 5ft 10-11in (1.5 metres), with a slim to medium build, light blond, short hair and a "roundish face".

He was wearing a short, dark, blue jacket with a collar, zipped right up to his chin, as well as grey jeans and white trainers.

Jennifer Kiely's burning body was found in a shelter at Holywell

Ms Kiely, a mother of three originally from south London, had become estranged from her family following a mental-health breakdown, and had been living in hostels and homeless shelters in southern England.

She often had a pushchair with her and police said this was found on top of her body, also set on fire.

Police said it was likely she was also sexually assaulted.

Sussex Police initially dropped the inquiry in 2007, telling Ms Kiely's inquest there had been insufficient evidence.

The murder inquiry was re-opened in 2011 and since 2017 detectives have been pursuing a line of forensic enquiry relating to unidentified DNA found at the scene.

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