Overview

• The 68-year-old was found dead at her Ancroft Road home on Saturday as a murder inquiry was opened.
• A Home Office post-mortem determined she died from a blunt force head injury.
• Officers are conducting house-to-house checks, CCTV reviews and forensic work, with increased high-visibility patrols in the neighbourhood.
• Police urged anyone who saw Johnston on recent walks or noticed suspicious activity near her home to come forward, including those with dashcam or doorbell recordings.
• No arrests have been announced, as her family pays tribute to a kind tutor and Nugent volunteer who was well known locally.