UK - Robyn Mercer, 50, murdered, Surrey, 14 March 2016

[Squamous]

This whole crime is very odd. No wonder her exotically-named brother is smelling rats.

 

[Tortoise]

Motive, opportunity and criminal mind.

 

[Tortoise]

Robert Webb, 54, was today jailed for eight months for forging the will of antiques dealer Robyn Mercer, 52, in a bid to gain control of their £850,000 home in Surrey.

Two weeks before her death Ms Mercer had taken a non-molestation and exclusion order out against Webb, who was refusing to leave the house after they split, Kingston Crown Court heard.

Ms Mercer's body was discovered in the driveway of her home in West Molesey, Surrey, on the morning of March 14, 2016, while Webb was out walking the family dog.

Jailing Webb he said:...This is a serious case and it seems to me only a custodial sentence can be justified. The least possible sentence is one of eight months imprisonment.'

Webb's defence lawyer Lyall Thompson said his client did not accept there was a non-molestation order and the couple were still in a relationship at the time of her death.

The will was dated August 23, 2015, and been signed by Ms Mercer and witnessed by Webb's brother Bruce and best friend Alan Knight.

It made him sole executor and trustee of the house until his death, after which the property would go to her children.

The prosecutor said: 'Upon reading the will, concerns were immediately raised as it was known at this time Robyn Mercer and Webb had ended their relationship and it was extremely unlikely she would have written a will to permit him to remain living in the family home for the remainder of his life.'

The court heard Webb told his brother and friend to say they had seen the couple sign and date the document on an earlier date, having asked them for a favour to get him 'out of a heap of c**p'.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ered-antiques-dealer-court.html#ixzz4uYGFapaR


So he walked straight past her with the dog? Let me guess, he thought she was still in bed?

 

[Tortoise]

Oh I forgot this part -

"Webb, who has a history of convictions for fraud in 1998, obtaining property by deception in 2002 and theft in 2003."

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ered-antiques-dealer-court.html#ixzz4uYIGzk7v

And yet he qualified for the minimum sentence.

 

[BatFace]

Jeebus, the mind boggles!


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[Interested Bystander]

Two recent reports on the murder of Robyn. Both contain much the same comment:-

https://www.eagleradio.co.uk/news/l...years-since-murder-of-surrey-antiques-dealer/

Two years since murder of Surrey antiques dealer

Detectives are renewing their appeal on the 2nd anniversary of the murder of a West Molesey antiques dealer.

http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/news/1...ormation_on_Robyn_Mercer_murder_two_years_on/

Renewed appeal for information on Robyn Mercer murder two years on
A renewed appeal has been made for information about the murder of Robyn Mercer in West Molesey on the second anniversary of her death.

The 50-year-old’s body was found outside her home in Walton Road just after 8am on Monday, March 14, 2016.
A post-mortem examination showed she died from multiple blows to the head.

Detective Chief Inspector Paddy Mayers of the Surrey and Sussex Major Crime Team said: “A tremendous amount of work has been carried out since Robyn’s death, and we will not rest until we get justice for Robyn and her family."

 

[Interested Bystander]

Robyn Mercer: Arrest in antiques dealer murder probe
Arrest made following Robyn Mercer murder - Man, 28, becomes sixth arrest following 2016 murder of Robyn Mercer in West Molesey

Sixth arrest made following 2016 murder of Robyn Mercer

 

[Interested Bystander]

Items seized from Walton home as part of ongoing murder probe

A number of items have been seized by Surrey Police following a warrant at an address in Walton on Tuesday (October 29).

The warrant carried out at the property in Thames Mead is part of the investigation into Robyn Mercer's murder, the West Molesey woman found dead in her front garden on March 14, 2016.

 

[jaejae]

Here is a recent report about this case:

CCTV released in antique dealer murder probe

 

[Interested Bystander]

Report from Surrey Comet released recently. Content similar to above.


Police release new CCTV footage in Robyn Mercer murder case


New footage released in Robyn Mercer West Molesey murder case


Police have released previously unseen CCTV footage today (December 10) in their ongoing investigation into the 2016 murder of Robyn Mercer in West Molesey.

Security camera footage appearing to show three people standing outside the (now closed) Lord Hotham pub in West Molesey was published by police Tuesday afternoon.


It comes as part of their ongoing investigation into the murder of Ms Mercer, who was found bludgeoned to death in West Molesey on March 14, 2016.

 

[Ann Blyth]

Just browsing through this thread and found this article following the cctv appeal in December 2019...

Three come forward after murder CCTV appeal

 

[Ann Blyth]

This article includes cctv....

Video: New CCTV shows images of possible witnesses in Robyn Mercer's murder | Daily Mail Online

also, this on police website....

Public Portal

 

[Ann Blyth]

No news since December when the three witnesses from the cctv appeal came forward, but I have included this from the Surrey Police website, which gives details of those arrested and released so far...

UPDATE: Operation Zebu - investigation into murder of Robyn Mercer | Surrey Police

 

[FrostOwl]

March 2021:
£10k reward put up as detectives renew appeal over woman's murder
Robyn Mercer murder: Police 'committed' to solving case