The family of a murdered woman plans to honour her life by participating in the Snowdon Charity Climb. The climb will raise funds for charities fighting to protect women from violence.
Murdered woman’s family to join charity climb
Relatives of a woman murdered by her boyfriend are planning to participate in the Snowdon Charity Climb. The climb is going to raise money for charities fighting to protect women from violence.
The murdered woman, Megan Newborough, was from Nuneaton, Warwickshire. Her boyfriend murdered her in 2021 and dumped her body in the Leicestershire countryside.
Megan died in her boyfriend’s home in Coalville, Leicestershire. His name is Ross McCullam. The court convicted him of Megan’s murder and jailed him in 2022 for at least 23 years.
Following her death, her parents, Elaine and Anthony Newborough, set up the Megan Newborough Foundation. The foundation aims to support groups campaigning against violence against women.
Moreover, her parents also invested in the Dogs Trust because Megan left behind her dog. The Dog Trust is one of the largest dog welfare charities in the UK.
“We lost Megan through very brutal circumstances. At that time there were people that wanted to help and didn’t know what to do, so we founded the foundation. It means we can help those that are already fighting, for killed women, for families who were in similar situations, and because Megan left behind her pet dog Frank, the Dogs Trust too,” her mother said.
Megan’s mother, alongside some 40 others, will attempt the climb. They will be climbing Mount Yr Wyddfa.
Her father, Anthony Newborough, said he has never climbed a mountain before, so he does not know what to expect. He also said he was training to take the climb for his daughter.
Money from the Snowdon climb to aid charities
Money raised from the charity climb will go to the charities Killed Women, Refuge, and Dogs Trust. These donations support the fight against violence against women.
Additionally, Megan’s parents are working with Killed Women to try to get a change in the law regarding convicting murderers. Megan’s murder in her killer’s house made the sentence he received less than it might have been if she had been killed elsewhere.
“For those that are killed in the home, the starting point is 15 years, whereas if somebody is murdered outside the home, the starting point is 25 years. There’s that 10-year disparity, so we’ve been working really hard with Killed Women to bring about that change,” said Elaine Newborough.
However, in 2024, the government announced a review of the current sentencing guidelines. The government expects the Law Commission to deliver its final report in 2028.