What is going on in Bridgend, Wales? Another case in the string of weirdness: Schoolgirl battered to death with brick

Richard Savill
The Telegraph
Mon, 25 Oct 2010 12:19 UTC

A 15-year-old schoolgirl was battered to death with a house brick after going to meet a former boyfriend.

The body of Rebecca Aylward, described by friends as "kind and quiet", was found dead in woods after her family reported her missing.

The teenager had been struck repeatedly in the attack which left her with fatal head and neck injuries.

Two 15-year-old boys were arrested on suspicion of murder and are being held in custody.

Rebecca was last seen alive on Saturday when relatives gave her a lift to her boyfriend's home.

She was due to return home that evening but her mother Sonia Oatley, 49, raised the alarm when she failed to turn up.

Police began a search and Rebecca's body was found at 9am on Sunday morning.

Her aunt Leanne Oatley said on Facebook: "I can't believe they took our precious princess away from us. They will get what is coming to them.

"You will never be forgotten RIP Becca. Love you always, sleep tight til we see you again."

Rebecca, known to her friends as Becca, lived with her mother in a terraced house Maesteg, near Bridgend, South Wales. Her body was found six miles away on the outskirts of Aberkenfig.

Rebecca attended the 720-pupil Archbishop McGrath Comprehensive School near Bridgend where she was due to sit her GCSEs next summer.

The chairman of the governors, Fr William Isaac said: "We are all deeply shocked and saddened by what has happened.

"Our love, thoughts and prayers go out to Rebecca and her family and friends at this very sad time."

Rebecca, who had a younger sister Jessica and a brother Jack, broke up for half term last Friday and her friends believe she arranged to meet up with her former boyfriend.

Her friends said she was upset when she broke up with the boy and had wanted to get back together with him.

The schoolgirl's estranged parents John Aylward and Miss Oatley were being comforted by family and friends yesterday.

Rebecca's classmates laid flowers near where she was killed.

One card said: "Becca, I can't believe something like this could happen to such a kind, quiet girl.

"I have known you for 12 years and it won't be the same at school without you.

We will miss you so much. You're gone but never forgotten. Love from Lauren."

A family friend said: ""She was an absolute delight; good at English, and so polite and well spoken. It is heartbreaking."

Derek Lewis, who has lived near the woods for 40 years, said it was a popular haunt for local youngsters.

Mr Lewis, 52, said: "It's a regular place for youngsters to go. I've seen them going in there after dark and you can hear them laughing."

A local councillor, Phil White, said: "My thoughts go out to the family, this is devastating for them.

"This is a small community and the community will be choked hearing this news."

Detective Superintendent Paul Burke said: "Our thoughts are with Rebecca's family, who are naturally devastated.

"A murder investigation is underway and I would appeal for anyone with information to please contact the incident room."

Comment: For a while now, SOTT has been noticing that there is something wicked and disturbing going on in the area of Bridgend, Wales, UK. Unexplained and out of proportions number of suicides, murders and violence. Visit this link to read about the extent of human tragedy and disturbing behavior.

Reader Comments

humanist · 2010-10-26T08:35:39Z

is there

a miiltary base nearby?

Woodsman · 2010-10-26T13:24:44Z

Yes.

From the basic wikipedia entry for Brigend, UK...

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"Bridgend played an important part during the Second World War. It was home to a prisoner of war camp at Island Farm and a large munitions factory (ROF Bridgend — known as the "Admiralty") at Waterton, as well as a large underground munitions storage base at Brackla (known as the 8 xs). This was an overspill of the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich.

At its peak the Arsenal had 40,000 workers, many of them women. Large numbers of them were transported by bus from the Rhondda and the valleys. At the time the Arsenal was the largest factory (employee-wise) ever in the UK[citation needed].

The factory complex had three sites in Bridgend, all linked together by a huge network of railways. There are many reminders of the factory sites left to this day Brackla Ordnance Site.

In 1945, 67 prisoners of war from Island Farm managed to escape through a tunnel although all were recaptured.[5] While Bridgend was as important during the war as any other part of Wales, and although it was photographed by the Luftwaffe, it was never "blitzed". This was largely due to the area's air pocket, which made bombing extremely hazardous for incoming planes. The close proximity of the P.O.W. camp at Island Farm may have been something of a deterrent as well. Unlike Bridgend, both Swansea and Cardiff did not escape such massive attacks but the area immediately around Bridgend did suffer bombing raids. Had Bridgend been bombed it would have likely been a massive blow to munitions supplies to the allies and could have changed the course of the war in the Axis' favour.

The Admiralty ceased full scale production in December 1945 after 5 years. Two of the munitions storage magazines in the Brackla ROF site were converted to a RGHQ (Regional Government Headquarters) during the Cold War as part of the UK continuity of government plans.[6] It is now in the hands of a private company."
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I'd put a couple of items above I'd put in bold face type, particularly the last paragraph.

Also, from the map, Brackla looks like only a ten minute drive from downtown Brigend.