By Neil Sears and Mario Ledwith and Richard Marsden 'Talented': Valerie Graves ran her own craft studio and gallery called Fin Taw at the Harestanes Countryside Visitor Centre in Roxburghshire A grandmother murdered in a £1.6million waterside mansion was attacked and killed in her bedroom, police revealed yesterday. Valerie Graves, 55, who had been house-sitting over Christmas with family, was found beaten to death with head and facial injuries on Monday morning. Although police released details of where mother-of-two Miss Graves died, they gave no indication they were any nearer to solving the mystery of her death. Miss Graves, an artist, had been staying at the house – in a village featured in ITV drama Midsomer Murders – with her sister Janet, 60, Janet’s architect boyfriend Nigel Acres, 59, and the sisters’ elderly mother Eileen, 87.
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Valerie Graves's family tell of their 'complete shock' at her murder
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Police appeal to public for information about the possibility of someone in the area with blood-stained clothes
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Son Tom says the murder victim will be 'sorely missed' by relatives
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Millionaire owner of the home Malcolm Chamberlain, 66, was on holiday with his family in Costa Rica at the time of the murder
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Mr Chamberlain was apparently pictured on a sex website which said he was interested in 'casual sex' but he denies posting the profile
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