Brady won’t be cremated in Glasgow

of Ian Brady. The reasons were concern over the possibility of public disorder and the impact on my staff from perhaps having to deal with irate members of the public and also the reputational damage to the society.”

Last week, it was reported that Police Scotland feared that any decision to repatriate the body of 79-yearold Brady could spark violence.

The charity’s decision places the onus back on English authorities to find a solution to the dilemma.

Brady was born in Glasgow in 1938 and brought up in the Gorbals area of the city.

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