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LETTINGS Mother of murdered Becky campaigns
for review of PACE
The mother of Becky Godden-Edwards who disappeared in early 2003,
and whose remains were found in a field north of Swindon in 2011, is seek-
Lettings & Property Management ing 100,000 signatures on a petition to trigger a parliamentary debate on

Swindon based with changes to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE) 1984.
Karen Edwards,
formally cautioned,
over 25 years experience right, who lives in meaning that the con-
Nine Elms, launched fession was thrown out
New landlords urgently required!
her campaign after the by the judge.”
Contact Julie Bailey for more information detective who found DS Fulcher’s future
her daughter was sus- now depends on the
Tel: 07950 748845 pended by Wiltshire decision of a panel
Email: [email protected] Police earlier this independent of Wilt-
year for not following shire Constabulary.
PACE procedures. Defending his ac-
In October 2012 tions Karen said: “If
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you could achieve the look of a new stylish kitchen, years in prison. However, Halliwell’s in a lonely field.
saving you time, money and a lot of upheaval. confession to Becky’s murder during “PACE needs to be more flexible in
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to choose from. had not taken Halliwell to Swindon not just of the perpetrator.”
Call Peter Galbraith on police station to be interviewed with By mid-October Karen and a team
01793 741234 a lawyer present as required by PACE, of mums had attracted over 20,000
although he had taken the police to names on the petition. She said: “The
www.petergalbraith.co.uk
the place where Becky’s body was people of Swindon have been so amaz-
buried. ingly supportive by signing and also
Karen said: “Steve Fulcher, who has helping me promote the campaign.
a degree in criminology had built up So many strangers have come forward
a rapport with Halliwell. He secured to help - we’re not stopping until we
Halliwell’s confession to Sian’s murder have those 100,000 signatures to force
under the conditions of an urgent a debate about this unfair law.”
interview without a lawyer present. • Karen will be at West Swindon
But when Halliwell proceeded to tell Centre in the week of 28 October.
Mr Fulcher about the whereabouts of See up-to-date signature collection
6 Star Service from Becky’s body he did it without being venues at: www.bit.ly/justice4becky
Trevor Salter

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