The father of Claremont victim Ciara Glennon has opened up about the promise he made to “find her killer or die trying” — as he broke his silence in the wake of Bradley Edwards’ conviction.
Speaking for the first since the verdict was delivered, Denis Glennon also paid tribute to the police officers, scientists and legal workers who helped bring down Edwards — saying his family will never forget their efforts.
Delivering a statement from the same room he appealed for information about his missing daughter more than 23 years ago, Mr Glennon said the words he said that day proved prophetic.
“When Ciara was deemed missing I appealed to find her in this very same room and I said she would fight for her life because of the way she was brought up,” he said.
“And as she fought for her life she left us with the vital DNA clues. But in her bid to fight for her life she could not save herself.
“Shortly after her funeral I visited Ciara’s grave and I made a personal commitment to her. I would find the person responsible for killing her or I would die trying.”
Yesterday after years of heartache that person was confirmed as Bradley Edwards — found guilty of both the murders of Ciara Glennon and Jane Rimmer.
Mr Glennon said that result was down to the hard work of police and scientists working the case, who he said his family had “no criticism or critique of” at all.
“They did the very best they could with the information, with the methods, with the equipment that they had available to them at that time. And nothing revealed in the trial came as a surprise to us. Nothing,” he said.
“It’s not possible for me to thank the many people to whom we owe gratitude ... as a family we could not have asked for more.”
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