Dog walker was murdered by prisoner released early

A MAN who had been living off-grid to avoid being recalled to prison was yesterday found guilty of murdering a dog walker.

- By Sam Russell

Anita Rose, 57, had been out on a morning stroll last July when she was set upon by Roy Barclay, 56, in what prosecutors described as a “vicious and brutal attack”.

Barclay, who had previously been convicted and jailed over a 2015 assault on a pensioner, had been wanted on recall at the time over a breach of his licence conditions, police said.

The defendant had been released from prison in 2020 but had not been living at a fixed address.