The family of a woman whose murder remains unsolved 30 years after she was killed has urged anyone with information to come forward.
Vera Holland, 47, was last seen alive on 14 November 1996 after she left her home in St Barnabas Road in Reading, Berkshire, to buy a takeaway from KFC in Shinfield Road.
She failed to return home and was reported missing. Her body was found two days later on a fly-tip close to the Thames Water pumping station on the A327 between Arborfield and Shinfield, about three miles (4.8km) away. She had been strangled.
Speaking on behalf of Holland's family, her daughter Dawn Bennett said her family "feels the loss and heartbreak of losing her every day".
She said the mother-of-three was "devoted" to her family and a "very proud grandmother of seven".
Bennett continued: "She was robbed of the chance to watch her grandchildren grow, and those born after her death never got to experience her boundless love and affection.
"Someone out there knows exactly what happened to our mum. I implore you to come forward and contact the police with any piece of information, no matter how small.
"Thirty years is an agonisingly long time to wait for justice, especially while the person responsible has been allowed to carry on living their life freely and…
