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Fresh inquiries are being made into the death of Dame Shirley Bassey's daughter after the family of a woman killed by her boyfriend handed detectives fresh information. The Welsh singer has always maintained that the death of Samantha Novak, 25 years ago, was not an accident or suicide.
Miss Novak, 21, was found face-down in the River Avon, near Bristol and the 250ft Clifton Suspension Bridge. Shortly after her death, a coroner said it appeared Miss Novak tumbled off the riverbank after a night out with friends, and there did not appear to be any suspicious circumstances.
But today Avon and Somerset Police revealed the family of convicted killer Michael Moffat's victim - Penny Beale - has written to detectives with a new lead. Miss Beale's mother said the killer claimed to be 'involved in the murder' of Miss Novak.
Detective Chief Inspector Mike Carter, head of the force's major crime review team, said: 'The mother of Moffat's victim wrote to us with some information in the last couple of weeks.
'Her daughter had said that Moffat told her he was involved in the murder of Samantha Novak. 'We looked at the circumstances surrounding the death six months ago after comments made by Dame Shirley Bassey.
'There was nothing from the coroner's report to suggest it was murder rather than suicide, however this information is obviously additional so we are making fresh inquiries.'
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