Woman jailed for murder of grandmother

A woman who murdered her grandmother in a “frenzied” and “cold-blooded” attack after plundering her savings account was jailed for life in Britain today.

Sheila Jones, 36, from Norton Canes, Cannock, was told she must serve a minimum term of 22 years and six months after admitting the killing of 92-year-old Daisy Myring.

Wolverhampton Crown Court heard that Jones stole around £7,000 from the pensioner, killing her to silence her when she became suspicious.

The great-grandmother died on May 31 this year at her home in the Brownhills area of the West Midlands.

She was found lying badly beaten and calling for help on the floor of the bedroom by a carer.

The court heard she had suffered a number of blows to the head, and extensive bruising to her face and upper body, including two black eyes, a fractured collar bone and a dislocated shoulder joint.

She was pronounced dead in hospital hours after she was found.