Mum, 35, bludgeoned to death by killer ‘she knew’ gets no justice 25 years on

The twin brother of a mum-of-two who was bludgeoned to death in her home is still desperate to see her killer brought to justice 25 years after her murder.

Jimmy Lewin, 60, who lost his sister Sarah Lewin in January 1994, says not a day goes by when he doesn’t think about her, Examiner Live reports.

Sarah, who was 35, was found pummelled to death in her Huddersfield council home on January 14, with multiple head injuries, possibly inflicted by a pub-style heavy glass ashtray.

Police – who are conducting a ‘cold case review’ of the murder – said at the time of her death that Miss Lewin may have known her killer and let him or her into her home.

Jimmy hasn’t given up hope that the killer or killers will be caught.

"I think about her every day," he said.

"Time is moving on as I am 60 now. There are no developments and it’s getting pretty hard."

Jimmy, who lives in Dalton, said the family were "hoping and praying" for detectives to catch the killer.

"Sarah’s kids, Leanne and Kyle, are adults now. We would all like to know what happened.

"It would be nice if somebody came along (with information). These two (Leanne and Kyle) no longer have their mother there which can’t be easy for them."

Jimmy believes more than one person will know who killed his sister.

He said: "There’s got to be more than one person who knows who did it. There’s no two ways about it."

Jimmy holds on to the hope of a police breakthrough in the future.

"We are all hoping and praying that somebody is going to be arrested and convicted for it. We want the person (who did it) found – whether they are dead or alive.

"We want some closure on this – for me, the family and for Sarah’s kids."

Last year West Yorkshire Police confirmed that the case was being looked at by a review team.

This week the Force said that unsolved murder investigations were never closed.

Detective Superintendent Jim Griffiths from West Yorkshire Police’s Homicide and Major Enquiry team said: "It’s now 25 years since Sarah Lewin was murdered in her own home.

"The amount of time that has passed in no way diminishes our desire to achieve justice for the victim and her family.

"No unsolved murder investigation is ever closed and we actively review our cold cases and any bit of information could help unlock the answers and bring some closure to her family after all these years."

Sarah Lewin’s murder

Sarah was killed in her council home in Bradley Boulevard in the early hours of January 14, 1994.

It is believed she was killed between 11pm on Thursday January 13 and 11.23am on Friday January 14.

Her body was found in a downstairs room at 11am when a female friend called for a coffee. Sarah had suffered multiple head injuries, possibly inflicted by a pub-style heavy glass ashtray.

A neighbour reported hearing a scream from the house at around 3am.

Police have previously said that Sarah probably knew her killer and had let them into her home. She was said to be frightened in the days leading up to her death and may have been threatened or stalked.

Her killer may have been someone seeking drugs or money.

Sarah had two young children but lived alone at the house. She had previously lived on the Bradley council estate before moving to Sheepridge in 1992.

She was unemployed and had been involved in selling amphetamine to friends and acquaintances. She also had debts, thought to be tied into her drug deals. She was also known to have had a number lesbian affairs.

Detectives have also previously revealed that Sarah had also been on the fringes of a bootlegging operation involving alcohol and cigarettes ferried from France.

Police have made several arrests over the years but no-one has been charged.

Anyone with any information is asked to call the West Yorkshire Police Cold Case Review Team via 101.

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