An 81-year-old great-grandmother who was strangled by a man who had just raped and murdered her daughter has been refused compensation after being told her injuries were not severe enough.

The decision comes despite it being revealed recently that serial killer Levi Bellfield claims to have received nearly £6,000 after making a claim against the prison service for a swollen lip sustained in a prison fight in jail.

Margaret Skidmore was punched into submission by Leroy Campbell, before he wrapped a vacuum cleaner cord around her neck, rendering her unconscious.

Hours earlier Campbell, a serial sex attacker who was on probation, had brutally raped and killed Mrs Skidmore’s 37-year-old daughter Lisa, whose body was lying in a bedroom upstairs.

The body responsible for awarding taxpayer-funded payments to victims injured as a result of violent crime, the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority, has now ruled that Mrs Skidmore is undeserving of any compensation.

This is despite the government run National Probation Service (NPS) conceding that there were serious failures in Campbell’s supervision.

Ian Austin, Labour MP for Dudley North, called on the government to review its Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme.