DNA from a single piece of evidence has led to a breakthrough, guiding police to a suspected murderer 20 years after a woman was killed in a seafront shelter.

Jennifer Kiely, 35, was found dead with multiple stab wounds in Eastbourne by the Sussex fire service in the early hours of January 22, 2005.

She had an injury to the back of her head and her body had been set on fire.

It was believed that the attack was sexually motivated, and although two suspects were arrested in 2005, no one was charged with her murder.

DNA from a cigarette butt recovered at the scene produced a full male profile that matched samples found on her body and in her blood.

According to police, DNA was recovered from intimate areas of Jennifer’s body, which supported their conclusion that the attack was sexually

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