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Woman, 88, attacked in distraction burglary dies

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Josephine Kaye was assaulted when she answered the door at her home on Harrington Drive

Two people have been arrested on suspicion of murdering an 88-year-old woman in a violent distraction burglary

Josephine Kaye was attacked as she answered the door at her home in Harrington Drive, Parkhall, Stoke-on-Trent, on 27 February.

Staffordshire Police said she was threatened with a screwdriver before thousands of pounds in cash was taken.

Mrs Kaye died in hospital on Tuesday, the force said. A 52-year-old man and a woman in her 60s remain in custody.

Det Ch Insp Dan Ison said: "Our thoughts are very much with Mrs Kaye's family.

"What was initially a burglary has now sadly become an investigation into her death."

A 27-year-old man from Leicestershire, arrested previously on suspicion of robbery and other offences, remains in custody.

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