Skip to main content
SouthHams.com Logo search icon

Man pleads guilty to murder of Bobbi-Anne McLeod

SA Updated
Man pleads guilty to murder of Bobbi-Anne McLeod

Blog Tags

Search by Tag
Select existing or new tags and apply to your post.

A man from Plymouth has pleaded guilty to the murder of Bobbi-Anne McLeod.

Musician Cody Ackland, 24, from Southway, admitted the killing the 18-year-old during a hearing at Plymouth Crown Court.

Cody Ackland - mugshot Devon and Cornwall Police

Ms McLeod was last seen at a bus stop in Leigham, Plymouth, on 20 November 2021. She was reported missing after failing to meet up with friends. Her body was found in the South Hams, in a wooded area near the beach at Bovisand on 23 November.

Police said there was no known link between Miss McLeod and Ackland.

According to a report by BBC News, Ackland, of Radcliffe Close,"entered the guilty plea during a plea and trial preparation hearing and is due to be sentenced on 19 May after outstanding pathology reports are filed".

He spoke only to confirm his name, date of birth and to admit murdering the teenager on a date between 19 and 23 November.

The report continues: "Remanding Ackland in custody, Judge Robert Linford said the sentence would be 'imprisonment for life' and 'the only issue will be the minimum term which I must impose'.

 

 

 

 

User comments

There are no user comments for this listing.
Comments

You might also be interested in

Police appeal for information after jewellery theft in Dartmouth
Category: General News
Police are appealing for the public's help to identify a man in connection with a jewellery theft in Dartmouth. 
South Hams District Council is "investing more in local housing"
Category: General News
South Hams District Council is to boost its stock of homes to address the district’s immediate and future housing needs, a "top priority for...
"Huge improvements" to Follaton Arboretum in Totnes
Category: General News
A long-term project to make lasting improvements to Follaton Arboretum in Totnes is close to completion.
Ivybridge man faces five charges including sexual offences and robbery
Category: General News
A 34-year-old Ivybridge man has appeared before magistrates charged with five offences, including inciting an underage girl to engage in sexual activity. ...
Fire crews called to house struck by lightning
Category: General News
Fire crews across the South Hams have been dealing with weather-related incidents after heavy rain, wind, thunderstorms and flooding over the weekend. ...
Ivybridge man charged with sexual offences
Category: General News
Police have charged an Ivybridge man in connection to an incident in Plymouth.