Ian Brady won’t be cremated in Glasgow

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THE body of moors murderer Ian Brady will not be cremated in Glasgow.

In the wake of his death last week, it was reported that the notorious killer had wanted his remains turned to ashes in his home city and then scattered in the River Clyde.

Three of Glasgow’s four crematoria had already ruled out handling his last request.

Now the fourth has followed suit, ending days of speculation that it would comply with Brady’s final wishes if approached.

Gordon Armour, secretary of the Scottish Cremation Society – which runs the private Lambhill facility in the north of the city – revealed that the decision was taken at a meeting of the charity’s seven-strong board after it had taken legal advice.

He said: “It was decided unanimously not to agree to the cremation 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-year-old 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.