THE mother of a takeawaydelivery man lured to his death has renewed her appeal for help in bringing his killers to justice - a decade after his murder.

Paul Logan, from Shotley Bridge, County Durham, was killed after answering a bogus call two days before Christmas in 1993.

Yesterday, police told a news conference they were stepping up the investigation in the hope of solving the crime before the anniversary.

Paul's mother Elsie Logan said: "I would like to ask anyone who knows anything to come forward and let our torture end.

"Our family deserve that and Paul's two children deserve that. Their father was taken away from them at the worst time of the year it could have happened.

"There must be some mother or girlfriend who knows something.

"Every mother loves their son or daughter but loyalty has to end somewhere."

Mrs Logan said her son's death had been particularly hard on his two children, Michael, 14, and Natalie, ten.

Mr Logan, who was 25, was beaten and kicked to death at Blue House Farm, on the Northumberland and Dur-ham border near Shotley Bridge.

He went to the farmhouse to deliver a meal ordered by phone from the Golden Flower Chinese restaurant, but was told it was a bogus call.

The alarm was raised when his cream Peugeot was noticed at the end of the farmhouse drive.

Following a search in blizzard conditions he was found dead nearby on Christmas Eve.

He had suffered massive head injuries which had been inflicted by a blunt instrument which has not been recovered.

Detective Superintendent Ian Sharp, who is leading the inquiry, said police had interviewed 2,271 people, taken 903 statements and followed 1,796 lines of inquiry.

He said: "The book will never be closed on this murder. We would like to solve this before Christmas so that family can have peace of mind.

"The crime was pre-planned and well organised and was carried out in such a way that it is extremely unlikely the killer was acting alone.

"We suspect at least two to three people were involved."

Det Supt Sharp added: "This happened ten years ago and I doubt it could have been kept a secret for that long.

"We want to hear from anyone who heard talk at the time or since."

Anyone with information has been asked to call 0191-454 7555.