Twenty years after Nora Tait was murdered in her Doncaster home, her daughter Jayne Watson remains hopeful that her mother’s killer will be identified.

Nora, a beloved grandmother aged 69, was bludgeoned to death in her home on Stone Close Avenue, Hexthorpe on 12 October 2005.

Her body was found the next day, by a close friend, with her untouched fish and chip dinner still on the dinner table.

Jayne told South Yorkshire Police: “If someone does know something, please just report it to police and give our family the closure we need. I think we deserve it, and my mum definitely deserves it.

“We are yet to put a gravestone on my mum’s grave because we are waiting for this final closure. To have those answers really would mean the absolutely world to me and my family, and it would mean we could finally lay our mum to rest.”

The weapon used in the attack and her stolen black leather purse was never recovered, leaving the case unsolved despite two decades of investigation.

Office manager Ray Turnbull, who was the detective inspector for the case, said:

“It was the murder that sticks in your mind because it’s a 69-year-old woman who was murdered in the most brutal way in her own home.

“I’m driven by the fact that this murder needs detecting so Nora’s family can seek some solace from knowing who’s done it and that justice has been served.”

South Yorkshire Police still believe the answer’s to Nora’s murder can be found in the Hexthorpe, and are urging the local community to come forward with any information.

Detective Chief Inspector Wood, who has taken over as the case’s senior investigating officer, said: ”Nora’s family, friends and loved ones deserve to know what happened to her and for justice to be served.

”It doesn’t matter how insignificant it may seem as even the smallest piece of information could prove to be really insightful to our overall investigation.

“Do it for Nora, and do it for her family to get them the closure they so desperately need.”

South Yorkshire Police are urging anyone with information to call on 101, quoting incident number 199.

Alternatively, members of the public can report anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or by visiting the Crimestoppers website.