City doesn’t want Brady

MOORS Murderer Ian Brady reportedly asked in his will for his cremated ashes to be scattered in Glasgow’s River Clyde and for money raised from publishing his memoirs to go to charity.

The 79-year-old child killer died on Monday after spending more than five decades behind bars for murders committed with partner Myra Hindley.

According to The Sun, Brady asks in his will to be cremated to the sounds of Hector Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique, music which tells the story of a young artist who dreams of killing his beloved and is condemned to death.

The killer’s will also calls for his paintings and photos of himself to be auctioned to pay for the publication of his autobiography, entitled Black Light – with any spare money to go to charity.

In the will, Brady reportedly says: “I do not wish to be viewed by relatives or friends. The coffin is to remain closed. I do not wish any of the staff of Ashworth Hospital to be present at my funeral or cremation.”

Brady’s body has been released to his lawyer, and the paper said he had asked to be cremated in a non-religious ceremony in his native Glasgow, with his remains to be scattered on the Clyde near the Gorbals area, where he grew up.

But Glasgow City Council has said it would refuse any request for the murderer to be cremated in the area.

A spokesman for the authority said: “We have not had such a request but we would refuse that request. We would advise the private crematoria not to accept the request should it be forthcoming. ”

Brady and Hindley were jailed for life for killing of John Kilbride, 12, Lesley Ann Downey, 10, and Edward Evans, 17.

They went on to admit the murders of Pauline Reade, 16, and Keith Bennett, 12, whose body has never been found.

Brady’s body had been held under police guard since his death at Ashworth High Secure Hospital in Merseyside.