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The Independent UK
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Sam Russell

Jurors start deliberations in trial of man accused of murdering dog walker

Roy Barclay, 56, is on trial at Ipswich Crown Court accused of murdering mother-of-six Anita Rose who was found unconscious in Brantham, Suffolk on July 24 2024 and died four days later (Suffolk Police/PA) -

Jurors have been sent out to begin considering their verdict in the trial of a man accused of the murder of a grandmother who had been out walking her dog.

Roy Barclay, 56, denies the murder of 57-year-old Anita Rose in what prosecutors called a “vicious and brutal attack” in which she was subjected to “numerous kicks, stamps and blows”.

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