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Granddaughter of Louisa Dunne never believed her murderer would be caught
Granddaughter of Louisa Dunne never believed her murderer would be caught

Glasgow Times

time30-06-2025

  • Glasgow Times

Granddaughter of Louisa Dunne never believed her murderer would be caught

Mary Dainton, 78, has told how she 'accepted' that the man who raped and murdered mother-of-two Mrs Dunne in June 1967 would never be found. But last year she was on a bus travelling to get art supplies when her husband called to say police officers had arrived at their Bristol home. Mrs Dainton met the officers at the next bus stop and they drove her back home, where they broke the news that a suspect had been identified over the rape and murder of her grandmother more than 57 years ago. That man Ryland Headley, now 92, went on trial for Mrs Dunne's rape and murder at Bristol Crown Court on June 16. He was convicted of both charges by a jury on Monday. Mrs Dainton attended each day of the case, listening to harrowing evidence of what happened to her grandmother in 1967 and the testimonies of two women, also elderly widows, raped by Headley in 1977. In an interview released following Headley's conviction, Mrs Dainton said she was still 'stunned' that he had been caught. 'I accepted that some murders just never get solved and some people have to live with that emptiness and sadness,' she said. 'The family sort of fell to pieces after the murder. We weren't a close family in the first place but what there was of the family fell to pieces. I didn't realise that was happening at the time but I do now.' She added: 'I never thought it would be solved. I thought he would never be caught. I never believed they would be able to trace him.' Describing the moment police told her Headley had been arrested, Mrs Dainton said an officer revealed they had come to speak to her about her grandmother. 'I said 'Have you caught him?',' she recalled. 'I never thought I'd say anything like that, 'have you caught him?' And she said, we have a suspect. So I sat there completely stunned. 'I just thought 'This is not real'. When it sunk in, finally, there's not a word in the English language to actually encapsulate that. 'I was stunned, I think it is the only word, after all these years.' Court artist drawing of Ryland Headley in the dock at Bristol Crown Court (Elizabeth Cook/PA) The family had not been informed that a cold case team had begun examining the case in 2023, nor that they had sent Mrs Dunne's blue skirt to a forensic laboratory the following year. Headley's DNA was identified from semen extracted from that skirt – with forensic scientists stating it was a billion times more likely to be his DNA than that of someone else's. When asked what her reaction was when told Headley was still alive, she replied: 'I said something to the effect of 'oh my goodness'.' Mrs Dainton is the daughter of Mrs Dunne's daughter Edna. Her aunt was Mrs Dunne's other daughter, Iris. They were the children of Mrs Dunne and her then-husband Teddy Parker – a leading figure in the early Labour party. He died and Mrs Dunne later married John Dunne, a night watchman in Bristol. Mr Dunne then died in the early 1960s, leaving Mrs Dunne a widow for the second time and living alone in her home in Britannia Road in Easton. She struggled with alcoholism and became estranged from her family, with Mrs Dainton remembering meeting her only once as a teenager. 'I remember my grandmother being very keen to be friendly with me and to make some kind of contact,' Mrs Dainton said. 'She held my hand very, very tightly and she frightened me. We left quite quickly after that.' Mrs Dainton was a 20-year-old art student in Bristol and flicking through a copy of the Bristol Evening Post when she spotted her grandmother's obituary. She described taking the bus to see her mother, who confirmed that it was her grandmother who had died. Mrs Dainton found out details of the case from the local press, as her parents would not speak about it. 'It's absolutely appalling, the poor woman,' she said. 'He was in his 30s and he was a reasonable-sized man from what I see. And she was tiny, she was extremely small and skinny. It must have been absolutely terrifying.'

Granddaughter of Louisa Dunne never believed her murderer would be caught
Granddaughter of Louisa Dunne never believed her murderer would be caught

South Wales Argus

time30-06-2025

  • South Wales Argus

Granddaughter of Louisa Dunne never believed her murderer would be caught

Mary Dainton, 78, has told how she 'accepted' that the man who raped and murdered mother-of-two Mrs Dunne in June 1967 would never be found. But last year she was on a bus travelling to get art supplies when her husband called to say police officers had arrived at their Bristol home. Mrs Dainton met the officers at the next bus stop and they drove her back home, where they broke the news that a suspect had been identified over the rape and murder of her grandmother more than 57 years ago. That man Ryland Headley, now 92, went on trial for Mrs Dunne's rape and murder at Bristol Crown Court on June 16. He was convicted of both charges by a jury on Monday. Mrs Dainton attended each day of the case, listening to harrowing evidence of what happened to her grandmother in 1967 and the testimonies of two women, also elderly widows, raped by Headley in 1977. In an interview released following Headley's conviction, Mrs Dainton said she was still 'stunned' that he had been caught. 'I accepted that some murders just never get solved and some people have to live with that emptiness and sadness,' she said. 'The family sort of fell to pieces after the murder. We weren't a close family in the first place but what there was of the family fell to pieces. I didn't realise that was happening at the time but I do now.' She added: 'I never thought it would be solved. I thought he would never be caught. I never believed they would be able to trace him.' Describing the moment police told her Headley had been arrested, Mrs Dainton said an officer revealed they had come to speak to her about her grandmother. 'I said 'Have you caught him?',' she recalled. 'I never thought I'd say anything like that, 'have you caught him?' And she said, we have a suspect. So I sat there completely stunned. 'I just thought 'This is not real'. When it sunk in, finally, there's not a word in the English language to actually encapsulate that. 'I was stunned, I think it is the only word, after all these years.' Court artist drawing of Ryland Headley in the dock at Bristol Crown Court (Elizabeth Cook/PA) The family had not been informed that a cold case team had begun examining the case in 2023, nor that they had sent Mrs Dunne's blue skirt to a forensic laboratory the following year. Headley's DNA was identified from semen extracted from that skirt – with forensic scientists stating it was a billion times more likely to be his DNA than that of someone else's. When asked what her reaction was when told Headley was still alive, she replied: 'I said something to the effect of 'oh my goodness'.' Mrs Dainton is the daughter of Mrs Dunne's daughter Edna. Her aunt was Mrs Dunne's other daughter, Iris. They were the children of Mrs Dunne and her then-husband Teddy Parker – a leading figure in the early Labour party. He died and Mrs Dunne later married John Dunne, a night watchman in Bristol. Mr Dunne then died in the early 1960s, leaving Mrs Dunne a widow for the second time and living alone in her home in Britannia Road in Easton. She struggled with alcoholism and became estranged from her family, with Mrs Dainton remembering meeting her only once as a teenager. 'I remember my grandmother being very keen to be friendly with me and to make some kind of contact,' Mrs Dainton said. 'She held my hand very, very tightly and she frightened me. We left quite quickly after that.' Mrs Dainton was a 20-year-old art student in Bristol and flicking through a copy of the Bristol Evening Post when she spotted her grandmother's obituary. She described taking the bus to see her mother, who confirmed that it was her grandmother who had died. Mrs Dainton found out details of the case from the local press, as her parents would not speak about it. 'It's absolutely appalling, the poor woman,' she said. 'He was in his 30s and he was a reasonable-sized man from what I see. And she was tiny, she was extremely small and skinny. It must have been absolutely terrifying.'

Granddaughter of Louisa Dunne never believed her murderer would be caught
Granddaughter of Louisa Dunne never believed her murderer would be caught

Western Telegraph

time30-06-2025

  • Western Telegraph

Granddaughter of Louisa Dunne never believed her murderer would be caught

Mary Dainton, 78, has told how she 'accepted' that the man who raped and murdered mother-of-two Mrs Dunne in June 1967 would never be found. But last year she was on a bus travelling to get art supplies when her husband called to say police officers had arrived at their Bristol home. Mrs Dainton met the officers at the next bus stop and they drove her back home, where they broke the news that a suspect had been identified over the rape and murder of her grandmother more than 57 years ago. I accepted that some murders just never get solved and some people have to live with that emptiness and sadness Mary Dainton That man Ryland Headley, now 92, went on trial for Mrs Dunne's rape and murder at Bristol Crown Court on June 16. He was convicted of both charges by a jury on Monday. Mrs Dainton attended each day of the case, listening to harrowing evidence of what happened to her grandmother in 1967 and the testimonies of two women, also elderly widows, raped by Headley in 1977. In an interview released following Headley's conviction, Mrs Dainton said she was still 'stunned' that he had been caught. 'I accepted that some murders just never get solved and some people have to live with that emptiness and sadness,' she said. 'The family sort of fell to pieces after the murder. We weren't a close family in the first place but what there was of the family fell to pieces. I didn't realise that was happening at the time but I do now.' She added: 'I never thought it would be solved. I thought he would never be caught. I never believed they would be able to trace him.' Describing the moment police told her Headley had been arrested, Mrs Dainton said an officer revealed they had come to speak to her about her grandmother. 'I said 'Have you caught him?',' she recalled. 'I never thought I'd say anything like that, 'have you caught him?' And she said, we have a suspect. So I sat there completely stunned. 'I just thought 'This is not real'. When it sunk in, finally, there's not a word in the English language to actually encapsulate that. 'I was stunned, I think it is the only word, after all these years.' Court artist drawing of Ryland Headley in the dock at Bristol Crown Court (Elizabeth Cook/PA) The family had not been informed that a cold case team had begun examining the case in 2023, nor that they had sent Mrs Dunne's blue skirt to a forensic laboratory the following year. Headley's DNA was identified from semen extracted from that skirt – with forensic scientists stating it was a billion times more likely to be his DNA than that of someone else's. When asked what her reaction was when told Headley was still alive, she replied: 'I said something to the effect of 'oh my goodness'.' Mrs Dainton is the daughter of Mrs Dunne's daughter Edna. Her aunt was Mrs Dunne's other daughter, Iris. They were the children of Mrs Dunne and her then-husband Teddy Parker – a leading figure in the early Labour party. He died and Mrs Dunne later married John Dunne, a night watchman in Bristol. Mr Dunne then died in the early 1960s, leaving Mrs Dunne a widow for the second time and living alone in her home in Britannia Road in Easton. She struggled with alcoholism and became estranged from her family, with Mrs Dainton remembering meeting her only once as a teenager. 'I remember my grandmother being very keen to be friendly with me and to make some kind of contact,' Mrs Dainton said. 'She held my hand very, very tightly and she frightened me. We left quite quickly after that.' Mrs Dainton was a 20-year-old art student in Bristol and flicking through a copy of the Bristol Evening Post when she spotted her grandmother's obituary. She described taking the bus to see her mother, who confirmed that it was her grandmother who had died. Mrs Dainton found out details of the case from the local press, as her parents would not speak about it. 'It's absolutely appalling, the poor woman,' she said. 'He was in his 30s and he was a reasonable-sized man from what I see. And she was tiny, she was extremely small and skinny. It must have been absolutely terrifying.'

WTT launches Indian entity to drive local talent, global integration
WTT launches Indian entity to drive local talent, global integration

India Gazette

time18-06-2025

  • Business
  • India Gazette

WTT launches Indian entity to drive local talent, global integration

New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): In a landmark move for the development of table tennis in India, World Table Tennis (WTT) on Wednesday announced launch of WTT Event Management India Private Limited ('WTT India'), a new local entity aimed at delivering top-tier international events, strengthening pathways for Indian athletes, and deepening fan and commercial engagement across the country. The new entity marks a significant step in WTT's mission to expand the sport globally while building strong local ecosystems. WTT India will serve as the anchor for high-performance elite and junior-level events and player development, bringing the world of professional table tennis closer to Indian athletes and audiences than ever before, as per a press release from WTT. The move comes as Indian sport sees strong institutional backing and grassroots momentum, with table tennis gaining traction and a new generation of Indian players rising on the international stage. Since its launch, WTT has rapidly evolved into a dynamic global sporting property, staging world-class events across Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas. With a presence in over 180 broadcast territories, WTT has transformed table tennis into a year-round, premium sports spectacle, backed by elite venues, immersive production, and digital-first storytelling. At the helm of this transformation is Steve Dainton, WTT Chief Executive Officer and one of the sport's most influential global figures. Since becoming CEO of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) in 2017, Dainton has played a pivotal role in transforming the sport's global growth, most notably as the driving force behind the conceptualisation of WTT since 2019 and its launch in 2021. His leadership continues to drive WTT's expansion into new markets, with India now firmly part of that global trajectory. As the WTT Series continues to scale with marquee events like the Grand Smashes in Asia, Champions events in Europe, and the debuts of US Smash and Europe Smash in Sweden, the launch of WTT India comes at an opportune moment, positioning India at the heart of WTT's next phase of strategic global expansion. 'India represents one of the most exciting frontiers for table tennis globally,' said Dainton. 'The passion is there. The infrastructure is coming. The player base is growing. With WTT India, we're now fully invested in building a long-term ecosystem that's good for India, and good for the game. It's about establishing a presence, creating new opportunities, and integrating India into the very fabric of our global calendar and community.' WTT's presence in India began with the WTT Star Contender Goa in 2023, followed by a successful return in 2024. In 2025, the event took a bold step forward with WTT Star Contender Chennai, elevating the event further in a city steeped in the sport's heritage. Also joining the Board is Vita Dani, one of India's leading sports entrepreneurs and Chairperson of Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT). A long-time advocate for athlete development and grassroots investment, Dani also serves on the governing board of the ITTF Foundation and co-founded Dani Sports Foundation, a non-profit advancing physical literacy and sports education across India. 'This is a passion project as much as it is a strategic one,' said Dani. 'WTT India gives us the platform to channel international energy into a local movement. We have the talent, the ambition, and now the structure to dream bigger and deliver. More Indian players will now have the chance to compete in world-class events on home soil, by experiencing the WTT stage up close, and using it as a springboard to the global circuit. That kind of exposure can be game-changing.' Supporting this next chapter is Sharath Kamal Achanta, India's most celebrated table tennis player, who has been appointed as WTT India's official ambassador. A multiple-time Commonwealth Games champion and Olympic veteran, Achanta brings with him decades of experience on the international circuit and an enduring presence in the Indian sporting landscape. 'This moment feels like the turning of a page,' said Achanta. 'The sport has come so far in India, and now, with WTT officially here, we have the chance to elevate it like never before. I'm proud to represent this next phase--not just as a player, but as someone who truly believes in the potential of Indian table tennis.' As WTT accelerates its global expansion, India emerges as a key pillar in shaping the future of modern table tennis. The launch of WTT India marks a defining chapter in this journey that's driven by purpose, powered by passion, and strengthened through strategic partnerships. (ANI)

Teenage Kilgetty DJ Dainton Jones makes ibiza debut
Teenage Kilgetty DJ Dainton Jones makes ibiza debut

Western Telegraph

time18-05-2025

  • Entertainment
  • Western Telegraph

Teenage Kilgetty DJ Dainton Jones makes ibiza debut

Playing a set on the party capital of the world is an ambition of many DJs, but a hard one to achieve. Yet within days, Dainton Jones, just 15, will be taking to the stage at two vibrant Ibiza clubs to play his old-school house music to revellers. 'It's an incredible opportunity and the chance of a lifetime,' said his proud dad, retired police officer Calvert Jones, who flies out to the island with Dainton on Wednesday May 21. The youngster, who lives in Kilgetty and is a student at Tenby's Greenhill School, has been an avid DJ enthusiast since he was 11. He was given his Ibiza opportunity through the DJ academy he attends in Swansea. He'll be joined on the party island by seven other Academy members, whose ages range from 13 to 40, to play in a five-day event - 100% Weekender. Dainton will play in Bam Bu Ku, part of the Ocean Beach Group, on Friday May 23 and then again in Plastik Nightclub on Sunday 25. Dainton's Ibiza debut will be at Bam-Bu-Ku (Image: Supplied) 'I'm just so pleased for him,' said dad Calvert. 'Dainton was absolutely ecstatic when he heard the news in a video message at Christmas from his mentor, DJ Greg Pickin, who runs the GP Academy in Swansea. 'Greg has played with many top-class, world-famous DJs and in venues throughout the UK and abroad. It actually took him over 20 years to play in Ibiza where Dainton is having the opportunity to play at the age of 15. 'It's an amazing achievement, to say the least, at such a young age. 'But Dainton is a very low-key boy who is just passionate about his music and would like to be a professional DJ one day.' Dainton, who is on Instagram as dj_dainton, has already played in the Swansea nightclub Heaven three times in the last two months – once alongside DJ Paul Reynolds. Paul - himself a world famous DJ and resident DJ in Ibiza - has played alongside David Guetta, Calvin Harris and Carl Cox. 'He congratulated Dainton on his performance and stated he has a very promising future in the DJ industry,' added Calvert.

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