Overview

• Judge Martyn Levett imposed a life sentence with a 25-year minimum term on Roy Barclay, finding him guilty of the unprovoked killing of 57-year-old Anita Rose.
• Prosecutors detailed how Barclay subjected Rose to numerous kicks, stamps and blows during her morning dog walk on July 24, 2024, leading to her death in hospital four days later.
• Evidence presented at Ipswich Crown Court included surveillance footage, DNA recovered from Anita’s belongings and matching boot marks tying Barclay to the remote Brantham footpath.
• Barclay had evaded a recall to prison by living off-grid in makeshift camps since breaching licence conditions in 2022 following a 2015 grievous bodily harm conviction.
• Suffolk Police and the Probation Service announced a joint review of probation recall and information-sharing protocols in response to the case’s exposed systemic gaps.