Beryl 'Bez' Purdy, 86, was bludgeoned to death in Broomfield, Somerset, on March 27 last year. David Parish today pleaded guilty to manslaughter by diminished responsibility at Bristol Crown Court.

Grandmother Beryl Purdy, 86, known to her family as Bez, was found slumped on the ground in a pool of blood with serious injuries inside her house in Broomfield, Somerset. Police were called to ...

Before the attack, he locked Mrs Purdy's husband, Peter, in the kitchen of their home in the village of Broomfield, Somerset. Mrs Purdy, known as 'Bez', tried to defend herself from the large ...

Officers arrested a man in his 30s in the Broomfield area at about 8.40pm ... A specialist crime scene investigation team were at the home in Somerset's Quantock hills while the man remains ...

Beryl 'Bez' Purdy, 86, was found suffering serious injuries at the property in Broomfield, Somerset, at around 5.45pm on Monday. Police were responding to reports of a burglary in progress when ...

Police were called to a report of a burglary in progress at Beryl Purdy's home in Broomfield, near Bridgwater in Somerset, on Monday. The 86-year-old church warden died at the scene and a murder ...

Beryl Purdy, 86, was found seriously injured and died at a property in Broomfield, near Bridgwater, Somerset, on Monday. Avon and Somerset Police launched a murder investigation, which is being ...

Broomfield’s community survey is now open, giving an opportunity for residents to provide feedback for county operations. Many Broomfield residents will have received a text message from the ...

A police cordon is in place in the Broomfield area of Somerset. A woman in her 80s who died at her home in a small Somerset village has been named locally. Police were called to a reports of a ...