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Share Kira and Sam Mandon-Jones, who walked their rescue dog Mocha two weeks ago in the wood near where Mrs James body was found, said they will no longer take that route. And a woman called Annette now refuses to take her border terrier Sidney to the area by herself, saying she definitely wouldnt go over the fields. Meanwhile Mrs James husband Paul broke his silence yesterday to write on Facebook I miss you so much Luvly xxx under an image of the two. Women are frightened to walk their dogs on...

06:41 EDT, 9 May 2021 Advertisement Detectives arrested a British man in his 20s in connection with the murder of PCSO Julia James after her daughter urged a potential witness who posted information on Facebook to contact the police. Kent Police were last night questioning the suspect from the Canterbury area, following their appeal on Friday for help in identifying a mystery man deemed to be of crucial importance to their investigation.   Responding to the appeal, a woman came forward and...

Advertisement Detectives investigating the murder of PCSO Julia James have arrested a British man in his 20s, they revealed today. Kent Police said they detained the suspect from the Canterbury area at 9.30pm on Friday and he remains in custody. Officers are continuing to appeal for information after the 53-year-old mother of two was bludgeoned to death while walking her dog in a field in Snowdown, Kent, on April 27. It comes after neighbours of Mrs James said they are too scared to leave home ...

‘I don’t want to go out on my own’: Kent villagers on Julia James killing Caroline Davies © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Kent Police/PA Two weeks ago, Kira and Sam Mandon-Jones walked their rescue dog, Mocha, through fields to Akholt Wood near their home in the Kent village of Aylesham. “And we said: ‘This is such a lovely route. We’ll do it every week.’ But not now,” said Kira, 29. Two days after their Sunday stroll, the body of Julia James, 53, was f...

First published on Fri 7 May 2021 11.31 EDT Two weeks ago, Kira and Sam Mandon-Jones walked their rescue dog, Mocha, through fields to Akholt Wood near their home in the Kent village of Aylesham. “And we said: ‘This is such a lovely route. We’ll do it every week.’ But not now,” said Kira, 29. Two days after their Sunday stroll, the body of Julia James, 53, was found with “significant head injuries” at 4pm on Tuesday 27 April on the edge of that same wood. The ...

Advertisement A man who was being sought by police as part of the investigation into the murder of PCSO Julia James has been identified, with officers no longer seeking information about him.  Mrs James, 53, was found bludgeoned to death in woodland near her home in Snowdown, Kent, on April 27, shortly after leaving the house with her beloved Jack Russell that afternoon.    Kent Police released a photo earlier on Friday of a man they said could be of crucial importance to the investigation....

Friday May 7, 2021, 5:02 PM Independent charity Crimestoppers has launched an appeal for anonymous information in the hunt for the person responsible for Julia James murder. On Thursday evening, they announced theyre offering a reward of up to £10,000 for anonymous information that leads to a conviction. The body of the Police Community Support Officer was found close to her home near Akholt Wood in the Aylesham Road area of Snowdown, just before 4pm on Tuesday 27 April 2021.  She had been wa...