Friends of murder victim Julia Rawson have shared never before seen images of her as they paid tribute to the "very dynamic soul".
They spoke out after Nathan Maynard-Ellis and David Leesley were convicted of her brutal murder following a month-long trial at Coventry Crown Court.
Tragic Julia met Maynard-Ellis by chance last May in Dudley’s Bottle and Cork pub. She went to the 30-year-old's home and fell victim to his dark, sadistic fantasies, reports Birmingham Live.
The court heard the victim entered a "flat of horrors", with swords and spiders mounted on the walls and reptiles kept in tanks.
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