Grim task as Julie Reilly’s remains found in garden
REMAINS of murdered Govan gran Julie Reilly have been discovered miles from her home.
Julie, 47, was killed and dismembered by Andrew Wallace, 41, in February, last year.
Investigators were only able to find femur bones, which were dumped close to her flat in Drumoyne, ahead of Wallace being sentenced to life imprisonment.
Police confirmed yesterday that more of her remains were found during a search of the back garden of a property on Lorne Street, Cessnock.
Forensic tents were erected at the address on Tuesday evening and officers were seen leaving with yellow bags.
After hearing the news, Julie’s sister, Lynne Bryce, paid tribute to her ‘angel’, adding “miss you so much”.
Glasgow’s High Court heard that 42-year-old Wallace moved in with Ms Reilly in December 2017 after splitting up with his girlfriend.
Ms Reilly, a mother of four, had suffered a brain injury in 2016 which left her with memory problems and slow reactions.
Wallace told a friend she was easy to manipulate and rip-off and texted a friend asking “do you know how to assassinate a stalker?”.
He later met a friend in the street and told him “I’ve murdered a c***, I need to get rid of a body”.
Wallace told his friend he had hit a deer and was intending to sell the meat when he was seen dragging a suitcase.
On February 11, Wallace arrived at another friend’s flat with a suitcase which he put in the shower, telling his friend it contained his dirty washing when in fact it contained part of the remains of his victim.
Ms Reilly was reported missing in mid-February after she failed to pick up her prescription at the pharmacists, and family members raised concerns.
On April 19, a member of the public called police to say he could see what appeared to be a bone with flesh attached to it in his front garden at Ardshiel Road in Govan. It was recovered by officers and DNA testing confirmed it was Ms Reilly’s right femur.
A spokeswoman for Police Scotland, said: “On Wednesday March 6, detectives investigating the murder of Julie Reilly attended an address in Lorne Street, Cessnock, where a forensic search of a back garden was carried out.
“During the search human remains were recovered.
“The family of Julie Reilly have been made aware of the discovery.
“A post mortem examination will take place today and further tests will be required to confirm formal identification.
“A report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal.”