Age: 7
Sex: female
Date: 24 Jul 1984
Place: Atkinson House, Battersea Park Estate, Austin Road, Battersea, London
Leonie Darnley disappeared during a summer afternoon picnic near her home in Atkinson House, Austin Road, Battersea on 24 July 1984.
She was later found dead in a rubbish-filled basement at the flats where she lived. She was naked, except for two rags tied round her neck. Her throat had been cut and she had been sexually assaulted.
see National Archives - J 267/994
see BUFVC
see Dailymail
see The Sun
see The Times, Tuesday, Dec 24, 1985; pg. 2; Issue 62329; col F, Girl's killer 'could be prisoner'
see Wolverhampton Express and Star - Tuesday 11 March 1986
see Dundee Evening Telegraph - Tuesday 11 March 1986
see Birmingham News - Thursday 13 March 1986
see Sandwell Evening Mail - Tuesday 11 March 1986
see Daily Express - Wednesday 12 March 1986
see Irish Independent - Tuesday 11 March 1986
see Liverpool Echo - Friday 27 July 1984
see Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition) - Friday 27 July 1984
see Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition) - Thursday 27 February 1986
see Newcastle Journal - Monday 30 July 1984
see Daily Express - Saturday 01 November 1986
see Liverpool Daily Post - Tuesday 24 December 1985
see Daily Mirror - Friday 27 July 1984
