UK - Anita Rose, 57, walking her dog, police investigating suspected murder, Brantham, Suffolk, 24th July 2024'

[Tortoise]

12:43​

Alice Cunningham
Reporting from Ipswich Crown Court

The judge sentences Roy Barclay to life in jail with a minimum term of 25 years to be served before he is considered for release on parole.

Anita Rose murder: Fugitive who murdered woman as she walked dog jailed for at least 25 years

Roy Barclay, 56, had been on the run for two years when he killed Anita Rose, to avoid being recalled to prison for a separate offence.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Dotta]

Good Riddance!!!

 

[Sarahlou]

Incredibly lenient sentence, especially given his history.
Should have been 40+

 

[Grouse]

Incredibly lenient sentence, especially given his history.
Should have been 40+

I tend to agree.

"He is discussing the aggravating factors and the mitigating circumstances, these being the fact Roy Barclay's actions were not premeditated which the judge says he accepts."

No mention of lack of admission of guilt or remorse as aggravating factors?

Anita Rose murder: Fugitive who murdered woman as she walked dog jailed for at least 25 years

 

[Inthedetails]

12:43​

Alice Cunningham
Reporting from Ipswich Crown Court

The judge sentences Roy Barclay to life in jail with a minimum term of 25 years to be served before he is considered for release on parole.

Anita Rose murder: Fugitive who murdered woman as she walked dog jailed for at least 25 years

Roy Barclay, 56, had been on the run for two years when he killed Anita Rose, to avoid being recalled to prison for a separate offence.

www.bbc.co.uk

Anita, there are women around the world who relate to you and remember you - and we wish your family members well as they go through difficult grieving. Let this conviction and sentence help them make the steps to move forward.

jmopinion, from a fellow woman who walks

 

[Skigh]

Incredibly lenient sentence, especially given his history.
Should have been 40+

I totally agree. Hopefully he will not live another 25years and will die in prison.

 

[Dotta]

Rest In Peace Anita

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[Alyce]

I tend to agree.

"He is discussing the aggravating factors and the mitigating circumstances, these being the fact Roy Barclay's actions were not premeditated which the judge says he accepts."

No mention of lack of admission of guilt or remorse as aggravating factors?

Anita Rose murder: Fugitive who murdered woman as she walked dog jailed for at least 25 years

Agree. These are surely important factors to be taken into consideration.

I said yesterday that 25 years would take him to 80 plus, but I still think it is way too low.

I hope any attempt to appeal - which he will probably do - will be stopped at the first level.

 

[Dotta]

"During the murder trial,
the jury heard how Roy Barclay had been living in makeshift camps while on the run from police.

One was about a mile away from where he attacked Anita Rose
and the other underneath the Orwell Bridge in Ipswich.

Suffolk Police released pictures of his camps after today's sentencing
that reveal the conditions he was living in.

Barclay's makeshift camp in Brantham was hidden in undergrowth close to the railway line.





Barclay's camp under the Orwell Bridge was found in a small stretch of thick trees."

Anita Rose murder: Fugitive who murdered woman as she walked dog jailed for at least 25 years

Roy Barclay, 56, had been on the run for two years when he killed Anita Rose, to avoid being recalled to prison for a separate offence.

www.bbc.com

 

[Inthedetails]

Barclay's makeshift camp in Brantham was hidden in undergrowth close to the railway line.



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Barclay's camp under the Orwell Bridge was found in a small stretch of thick trees.

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Anita Rose murder: Fugitive who murdered woman as she walked dog jailed for at least 25 years

Roy Barclay, 56, had been on the run for two years when he killed Anita Rose, to avoid being recalled to prison for a separate offence.

www.bbc.com

Literally a troll under the bridge.

jmopinion

 

[Grouse]

"fears she would tell people where he was hiding" sounds like speculation on the Mail's part. I recall this was speculated on by the prosecution but I didn't think a motive as such had been established?

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[Tortoise]

I wonder how he was getting money. Surely he didn't survive solely on bin raiding. What about his phone use?

 

[Dotta]

Literally a troll under the bridge.

jmopinion

His comfy warm cell will be an upgrade in his living conditions.
Not to mention medical care, regular meals and showers ( warm running water)

Oh wait!
I forgot about TV, gym and library.

 

[Grouse]

His comfy warm cell will be an upgrade in his living conditions.
Not to mention medical care, regular meals and showers ( warm running water)

Oh wait!
I forgot about TV, gym and library.

Paradoxically he chose to live in those camps in the pictures you posted to avoid being recalled to a cell.

 

[Grouse]

I wonder how he was getting money. Surely he didn't survive solely on bin raiding. What about his phone use?

and frequent purchaser on Amazon if his reviews of Amazon lockers are anything to go by. He can't have been claiming benefits surely? Maybe picked up some casual work cash in hand? Must have had a bank account/credit card to purchase online though.

 

[Grouse]

BBM - a light sentence indeed :-

"Prosecutor Christopher Paxton KC outlined 11 aggravating factors for the judge to consider in his sentencing.
These included Barclay's use of "sustained and excessive violence", killing in public, and the taking of Ms Rose's property."

Regarding motive the Judge said :-

"We will, perhaps, never know what triggered this outburst of violence against Anita," he added.
"It may have been her challenging you about what you were doing, she may have caught you doing things which caused offence, but I am satisfied so as to be sure that, for whatever reason, at the time of the incident your intention was to kill Anita and not simply to cause her really serious harm."

'Dangerous' fugitive jailed for murder of Brantham mother Anita Rose

 

[Tortoise]

BBM - a light sentence indeed :-

"Prosecutor Christopher Paxton KC outlined 11 aggravating factors for the judge to consider in his sentencing.
These included Barclay's use of "sustained and excessive violence", killing in public, and the taking of Ms Rose's property."

Regarding motive the Judge said :-

"We will, perhaps, never know what triggered this outburst of violence against Anita," he added.
"It may have been her challenging you about what you were doing, she may have caught you doing things which caused offence, but I am satisfied so as to be sure that, for whatever reason, at the time of the incident your intention was to kill Anita and not simply to cause her really serious harm."

'Dangerous' fugitive jailed for murder of Brantham mother Anita Rose

Hopefully someone will appeal the sentence as unduly lenient.

 

[Rusty Braincells]

Incredibly lenient sentence, especially given his history.
Should have been 40+

I completely agree and would urge a referral for undue lenience.

The defendant did not plead guilty, was on the run, had committed previous violent offences and there were aggravating factors to this one. Minimum sentence should be more like 35 years, but the appeal courts rarely increase by so much on a referral, nevertheless this seems wildly off-base and really must go up.

 

[Alyce]

An interview with the Judge, Martyn Levett, 3 years ago

Sentences passed by judges can, on occasions, attract criticism, especially for leniency.
But negative comments are water off a duck’s back to the veteran judge, who focuses on ensuring he remains fully accountable for his decisions.
He said: “I don’t get affected at all by the comments that are made because I know I have applied the law as it is.
“I must apply the law as it is and not how I want it to be.
“I listen to the mitigation, I follow the guidance and I give a sentence.
“There are many people who will criticise because they’ve got nothing else to do. I know I am accountable for every decision I make.

I spoke with a crown court judge and he told me the one thing all judges should have

The judge has taken no nonsense during his 44 year career

www.gazette-news.co.uk

 

[Parker Knoll]

Absolutely an unduly lenient sentence which I really hope is appealed - 25 yrs far too low.
He attacked Anita because he was a violent psychopath and should never see the outside of a 8’ x 6 ‘ cell again.
Such a terrifying murder of an innocent woman walking her dog … like millions of others who feel real fear doing just that because of creatures like him.
Rest in peace Anita.