DETECTIVES have taken 20 fresh calls with information about the murder of a Hampshire grandmother one year after her death.

The information came after a renewed appeal to find the killer of Georgina Edmonds, who was bludgeoned to death in the kitchen of her cottage.

Officers working on the investigation, called Operation Columbian, are not saying anything about the content of the calls are if new names of suspects have been put forward.

Mrs Edmonds was found lying face down in a pool of blood, having been stabbed repeatedly around the top of her body with a paring knife – thought to be a method of torture by her killer who was trying to get her PIN for her cash card.

The 77-year-old was then hit across the head with her own marble rolling pin taken from the kitchen of her Brambridge home and her body was found by her son Harry hours later.

The enquiry has so far seen 4,370 individual actions raised for officers to investigate, while 3,555 exhibits have been either found or seized and 1,640 statements taken.

A reward totalling £30,000 has been offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Mrs Edmonds’ killer.

Her daughter Doddie Edmonds and Ian Wrightson, who was employed as a river keeper on the land, made emotional appeals to find whoever is responsible.

Detective chief inspector Paul Barton said: “It is encouraging that a year on, the community is still coming forward with information.

“We’ve made numerous appeals to the community since the beginning of the investigation and each time have received a very positive response, in terms of the amount of calls we’ve received. We will look at all pieces of information and pursue all lines of enquiry."

Anyone with information about the murder on January 11 last year is urged to call police on 0845 045 4545 or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.