Overview

• An Ipswich Crown Court jury delivered the guilty verdict in just two-and-a-half hours over the July 2024 attack on the 57-year-old dog walker.
• Barclay, released on licence in 2020 for a 2015 assault, disappeared in 2022 and lived off-grid while avoiding recall.
• Investigators linked him to the crime with DNA from Rose’s belongings and CCTV footage of his movements.
• Sentencing is scheduled for August 6, 2025, when Barclay is expected to receive a life term.
• Anita Rose’s family, led by her daughter Jess, is demanding immediate reforms to probation monitoring and recall procedures to bolster public safety.