Family's grief over Daisy Myring's murder

The family of a 92-year-old Staffordshire woman battered to death with a plastic stool spoke today of their devastation as her granddaughter began a life sentence for murder.

Sheila Jones will spend at least 22 years behind bars for silencing Daisy Myring in her Brownhills home after the pensioner learned she had stolen almost £7,000 of her life savings.

Today it can be revealed Jones, 36, went on to squander some of the money on a Haven caravan holiday and a new TV.

The mother of two, of Brownhills Road, Norton Canes, also talked about buying her own caravan after returning from the family trip, despite struggling to meet her mortgage repayments.

Jones carried out the "cold-blooded" attack at her grandmother's home in Albion Road, Brownhills, on May 31 after learning the pensioner had planned to visit the Cheltenham & Gloucester to ask them to look into where her money was going.

Mrs Myring's grandson David Worrall today said he and his relatives had struggled to come to terms with losing the widow at the hands of another family member.

"The last few months have been a nightmare for me and all other members of our family," the 44-year-old said.

"Daisy meant the world to all of us, and no sentence will ever be able to bring her back.

"She was a kind and generous lady and will be sorely missed by her family and everyone that knew her."

Jones, who had no previous convictions, was jailed for life yesterday afternoon after pleading guilty at Wolverhampton Crown Court to murdering Mrs Myring.

She will have to serve at least 22 years before she is considered for release.

Wearing a black T-shirt, long grey cardigan and rosary beads, she showed no emotion as Judge Philip Parker QC delivered the sentence.

More reports in Tuesday's Express & Star.