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Campaign to buy and demolish building where Scots mum was murdered raises £20k

Twisted Rhys Bennett set mum-of-two Jill Barclay on fire while she was still alive after raping her in Aberdeen

Daily Record · Jun 19, 2023

Bid to demolish building where body of Jill Barclay was found reaches £10,000 days after launch

Jill Barclay was found dead after being raped and murdered in Aberdeen on September 17, 2021.

Daily Record · Jun 4, 2023

Partner of murdered Scots mum wants to demolish building where she was killed

Leon Grant and Jill Barclay where together for 20 years before her brutal rape and murder last September.

Daily Record · May 31, 2023

Heartbroken family of Jill Barclay say "she didn’t deserve to die" as their lives have "changed forever"

Jill Barclay was walking home from a night out in Dyce, Aberdeen, when she was attacked by evil Rhys Bennett who set her body on fire.

Daily Record · May 24, 2023

Murdered mum seen "scared and anxious" on CCTV as she was followed in dark by killer

Mother-of-two Jill met labourer Bennett, 23, in the bar where he was on a night out with his work colleagues and the group chatted.

Daily Record · May 24, 2023

Man jailed for life for rape and murder of mother-of-two

Lord Arthurson told Rhys Bennett his crimes were ‘medieval in their barbarity’.

The Independent UK · May 24, 2023

Murdered mum Jill Barclay was burned alive by evil killer

Judge Lord Arthurson told Rhys Bennett that there was evidence that the mum-of-two was still breathing when he started the blaze.

Daily Record · May 24, 2023

Man who raped and murdered Scots mum before setting body on fire jailed for minimum of 24 years

Judge Lord Arthurson told Bennett his crimes were “unimaginably wicked and indeed medieval in their barbarity”.

Daily Record · May 24, 2023

Reclaim the Night protesters to march in Aberdeen after death of Scots mum walking home

Fiona Rennie, convenor for AWA said Jill's tragic death has had a major impact on the local community, with safety concerns further escalated by the Covid pandemic and lack of taxis.

Daily Record · Nov 21, 2022

Vigil to Jill Barclay in Aberdeen as hundreds gather to remember alleged murder victim

Locals gathered in Dyce last night to pay their respects to Jill Barclay, 47, after she was allegedly murdered in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Daily Record · Sep 21, 2022