It was exactly one year ago today - Februthat the 27-year-old was brutally murdered by her boyfriend of just a few weeks, Ben Topping. It saw balloon launches, candlelit vigils, a memorial garden, and a funeral procession filled with vibrant colours to reflect the character of a woman taken from her family, friends, and young son.īut it was a tragedy that such an outpouring of love and community spirit for Rosie Darbyshire ever had to happened, after she was the victim of one of the most horrific and notorious crimes Preston has seen in recent memory. It was a crime that saw a close-nit city community rally together, united through grief.
