Lea Brooke murder: Police launch fresh appeal 15 years after arson attack killed Wakefield pensioner

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Detectives have launched a fresh appeal for information on the 15th anniversary of an arson attack which killed a Wakefield pensioner.

Léa Florentina Brooke, 81, died in the blaze which started when white spirit was poured through the letterbox of her house in Walton Lane, Sandal and set alight, at just after 1.30am on November 10, 2008.

No motive has ever been established for the attack and detectives from West Yorkshire Police’s Homicide and Major Enquiry Team have kept the case under review as they continue to try and identify the person or persons responsible for Léa’s murder.

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