Bludgeoned to death and set on fire in one of Buckinghamshire’s most horrific murders – Beata Bryl’s killer is still at large exactly ten years after the gruesome discovery sent shockwaves across the country.

The smouldering body of the former model from Poland was discovered a decade ago today in quiet woodland near Wooburn Green.

She had been beaten to death - suffering 21 lacerations to her scalp – doused in accelerant and set alight.

Her charred remains were discovered in woodland off Hedsor Lane – sparking a massive police investigation to find her killer.

It was such a brutal murder it took detectives a month to identify the victim, her killer, or killers, have never been found and a motive remains unclear.

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Two years ago, Thames Valley Police launched another appeal for information, releasing previously unseen footage of her last known whereabouts, in Leytonstone station, east London, at 11.30pm on July 28.

Less than 24 hours later, and the 23-year-old - who came to England in 2003 with a boyfriend - was found dead.

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Beata Bryl.

CCTV images show her wearing a red jacket, grey knee-length trousers and white trainers. She was also carrying a white MK one bag and had a distinctive tattoo of a rearing Pegasus on her upper right arm.

Police arrested and questioned more than 20 potential suspects during their investigation – but no-one was ever charged.

Officers probed every angle, even examining where a pillowcase and plastic bag – used to cover Beata’s head – were manufactured, in a bid to solve the case.

The investigation was featured on BBC’s Crimewatch in 2007, with Beata’s final movements painstakingly retraced and reconstructed.

Her body was found by motorist John Deacon who had pulled over for a ‘call of nature’.

In a June 2007 inquest, he said that he saw smoke emanating from the woodland before he discovered Beata’s burning body.

Beata’s tragic death has impacted the lives of many people.

Her mother Marii visited the site to lay flowers following her murder, but could not afford to have her body transported back to Gliwice in Poland.

And those close to the investigation, including witnesses, Mr Deacon and leading investigators will probably never forget the Beata murder.

Retired officer Colin Seaton, one of the lead detectives in the case, described it as “probably the most difficult case I’ve ever worked on”.

He said he believed High Wycombe’s growing Polish community could hold the key to finally finding Beata’s killer.

But, the person responsible is still at large and justice for Beata has not yet been served.

Thames Valley Police’s Major Crime Unit this week confirmed there had been no new evidence.

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