Video: Police make fresh appeal after pensioner dies of injuries following recent brutal attack Mrs Winnall, who suffered a fractured skull and broken arm, had been in intensive care since May 1 after being found badly injured in her bed. Mrs Winnall's carer, 56, and the carer's son, 28, were arrested on May 17 in a dawn raid at an address in Hall Green, Birmingham. Superintendent Richard Baker, Head of Major Crime at West Midlands Police, said: "This is desperately sad news. Our condolences go out to Emma's family and friends. Clearly, this has now become a murder inquiry. Re-appealing for information about the offence, he added: "this was a shocking attack on a defenceless, elderly woman as she slept in her own bed."