THIS is the chilling moment a murdered gran is seen in a pub wearing the same clothes she died in as her family beg for answers one year on.
Rose Johnston, 68, was found dead at her home in Dovecot, , at 12.35pm on October 4 last year.
The grandmother had been assaulted and suffered a blunt force head injury, cops said.
Rose was captured on CCTV socialising with friends just two days prior at The Watch Maker pub in Prescot town centre, four miles from her home.
She left the pub in the early hours of Friday, October 3 and Rose was found murdered the following day, wearing the same clothing.
Her heartbroken family today released a statement, urging anyone with information to come forward to help bring them “peace”, reports The Telegraph .
They said: “As the first anniversary of the loss of mum approaches, the pain we feel as a family is unbearable.
“Not a day goes by that we aren’t desperate to find out what happened to her.
“The way in which she died was senseless and devastating and as a family we struggle to understand why anyone would want to hurt her.”
Rose’s family added that she was an “honest, hardworking woman” and “should have been looking to many more years of life” with her family and grandchildren.
Cops have arrested two men on suspicion of Rose’s murder as part on their ongoing .
A 64-year-old man was arrested last month and a 37-year-old man was arrested in May.
Both have been since been released on conditional bail pending further enquiries.
Merseyside is urging any witnesses or anyone with information to come forward one year on from Rose’s murder.
Detective Chief Inspector Catherine Walsh, said: “It is incomprehensible that 12 months on Rose’s killer is still walking the streets, but I want the public to feel reassured that we are doing everything within our powers to find the person responsible and bring them to justice.
“The last few hours that Rose was alive we can see on the CCTV that she was simply enjoying an afternoon and evening socialising with a group of friends.
“We know that after leaving the pub she arrived home via taxi and that was the last time she was seen alive.
“We are continuing to follow up any new lines of enquiry and I would appeal for anyone with information which could assist the investigation to come forward and tell us what they know.
“Rose’s family and friends have been left devastated by their loss, but we remain committed to getting the answers they deserve.”
Independent Crimestoppers is also offering a £20,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of those responsible for Rose’s murder.
Pamela Tompsett, North West Regional Manager at the charity Crimestoppers, said: “A year after Rose Johnston’s tragic murder, her family are still living with the pain of losing a much-loved mother, grandmother, friend and valued member of her community.
“Someone knows what happened, and even the smallest piece of information could help identify those responsible.”
