The father of a British woman murdered in Kenya 30 years ago has called for authorities to obtain DNA from the man he believes killed his daughter. John Ward, 85, will revisit the scene of the crime in the coming days.
Wildlife photographer Julie Ward, 28, from Bury St Edmunds, disappeared in September 1988 while on a solo safari in Kenya's Maasai Mara game reserve. Her burned and dismembered body was discovered a week later by her father.
Initially, Kenyan officials claimed she had been attacked by animals, but later accepted she was murdered after Mr Ward uncovered further evidence. Three people have been charged over the years, but no one has been convicted.
Mr Ward has spent nearly £2 million of his own money on the investigation and made more than 100 visits to Kenya. He said: 'What we would really like to get is our suspect's DNA but of course I haven't got the power to do it.'
Two game rangers were acquitted in 1992 due to insufficient evidence, and a gamekeeper was tried and acquitted in 1999. An inquest in Ipswich in 2004 recorded a verdict of unlawful killing.
