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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Steven Morris

Emotions still raw after mystifying death of Bobbi-Anne McLeod

Flowers seen in December 2021 at the Sheepstor Road bus stop in Plymouth, where Bobbi-Anne Mcleod was last seen alive
Flowers seen in December 2021 at the Sheepstor Road bus stop in Plymouth, where Bobbi-Anne Mcleod was last seen alive. Photograph: James Dadzitis/SWNS

The inscription on the memorial bench opposite the bus stop where the 18-year-old woman was grabbed by her killer is heartfelt and devastating: “In loving memory of Bobbi-Anne McLeod,” it says. “Shine Brightly Our Angel.”

The teenager’s relatives have left a heart, a bear and a butterfly next to the bench with messages of love and loss. A magnolia tree with deep purple flowers has been planted in McLeod’s memory on the verge and friends have scattered roses in the grass.

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