VIDEO: Police release the chilling 999 call reporting the death of 86-year-old murder victim Una Crown
Una Crown was murdered by David Newton in her own home in January 2013.
Cambridgeshire Police has released the audio of the 999 call made to report the death of Una Crown in 2013.
The body of Una Crown was discovered in her home on Magazine Lane in Wisbech on the morning of January 13. She had been stabbed four times and her throat had been cut.
Her killer, David Newton then set alight her clothing in a bid to hide evidence and took the landline off the hook.
The caller is clearly shaken in the audio and reports to police the burns on Una Crown’s body and her property.
The call
999: "Please don't touch anything at the moment"
Caller: "She's had a fire. What’s this? There's a small amount of burning stuff near a radiator. I don't know, there's something weird."
999: "Officers are on the way there now. We've got police officers on the way there now. My colleague is speaking to ambulance. So, there are burn marks are there? Near the fire?
Caller: "There's debris of what could be burnt cinders. I think she's actually set herself alight."
999: "Oh my goodness"
Caller: "There’s been a bit of fire in the kitchen. The phone was off the hook. I think she's been on fire."