‘Where is the outcry?’

A relative of Julia’s has blasted what she describes as a “lack of huge outrage” surrounding her death.

In a widely shared Facebook post, her cousin, Samantha Griffin, criticised the response to Julia’s murder - while others have questioned why the tragedy has appeared to be less high-profile than the recent death of Sarah Everard. Ms Griffin posted: “Where is the uproar about my beautiful cousin? Where is the huge outrage and pouring of despair? Where are the vigils and protests about her murder?

“She was walking her dog, near her home. “That’s all...and somebody must know something about what happened!

“The person who did this is walking our streets and your communities...so let’s stand up and make sure we swamp social media with her beautiful face in the hope that we can get information or the vile human who did this decides to hold their hands up!

“Our family, her friends and colleagues will not rest.” Many others have compared Julia’s death to that of 33-year-old Sarah Everard - a marketing executive who was killed after walking home through south London on March 4 - and questioned why the case has not sparked the same level of national outrage.

One Twitter user said: “Julia lived a few miles from me. Same age. Another woman who was just walking home who never got there. Is it her age? Is it her job? “I don’t understand why people aren’t going crazy about this.”

Another said: “Just because she was older and didn’t live in London, she was still a woman murdered whilst out walking alone.” Writing in The Times, columnist India Knight expressed similar sentiments, adding: “Where is the outcry? Where is the huge vigil? Will the Duchess of Cambridge come with a posy?

“There isn’t a sliding scale. These lives were equally precious. They were equally meaningful. They are equally deserving of our grief.”

Sarah Everard was killed on March 4