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sandra · Joined: 18 Jun 2007 Posts: 5

I've only just realised that my timing in appealing for Annie's family to speak to me has been a bit insensitive. I'm really dreadfully sorry if I've caused Annie's family and supporters any further distress, and of course I understand totally that just now is not a good time.
Sincere apologies if I've caused any upset.
I've worked recently with Danielle Scott's mum Lorraine and with Craig Gowan's family - I've seen what terrible impact the loss of a child in dreadful circumstances has on individuals. I realise how strong that need is for answers and for justice...
When the time is right for Annie's friends and family, then I'm certainly here to do what I can to support them.
Sandra Dick
sdick@edinburghnews.com

Danielle Scott:
http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=937852007
http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/features.cfm?id=279312007
CRAIG GOWANS
http://sport.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=845&id=843952007
http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1397742006
http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1817152006

Al · Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 11:54 am Post subject:

Dear Sandra,

For what it’s worth, and knowing your work as I do, I believe you are one of the better, more genuine and trustworthy journos out there who does try to help get peoples stories out there.

You weren’t to know that Annie’s funeral is only taking place next Tuesday, 26 June – nearly 20 months on from when she was found on Prestwick beach. It is absolutely SCANDALOUS that Annie’s family are only getting to lay her to rest now, over a year and a half on, and it can only add to their torment, anguish and grief.

I’m sure they will be in touch when (if) they feel able to take up your offer to help give them more coverage of the case.

And others who regularly post on this much-needed forum (and well done to Iain for setting it up and giving people a voice / chance to try to get their cases of injustice out there) will, I’m sure, take up your offer to help – if they feel able to talk to you.

Thanks again for looking in, trying to help Annie’s family (and others who feel they need it) and please keep your eye on us here to see if there are others you may be able to help.

Best wishes,

Al

*Angel* · Joined: 30 May 2007 Posts: 86

Annies family want me to Thank You so much, and they will contact you when they
Feel able to do that. They are having a difficult time right now. Thank You that You understand.

That words you wrote AL "absolutely SCANDALOUS" I strongly agree in that. The knowledge that my dear friend is not yet been put to her final rest is almost tearing me apart in grieve.

Sandra----> You are more than welcome to look at the homepage of Annie and there you also can se the prior articles that others have written.
www.annierockstar.com

This words below, I got inspired to write them to honour a person.

I feel forces all around me

Come on knight and raise your head

So many thoughts to share

All this energy to give

Barely holding together

Unlike those who hide behind tears

You’re the one

Our mission is carved like runes on stone

Your name will be put up in pride on the wall

Scream from the Highland tops

Truth, Freedom and Justice will come for us All

You tell me that you are falling

Arrows are killing you inside

All you want for us is that what’s real

Something we all can touch and can feel

Soon there will come that day

The bells of justice will ring

Above all the others the ringing will fly

This brings out tears in my eye

I will scream from the Highland tops

Truth, Freedom and Justice have come for us All

*Angel*

admin · Site Admin Joined: 22 Apr 2007 Posts: 85

NB. This posting has also been posted under the subject line ‘Letters to Alex Salmond'.

Alex Salmond MP / MSP
First Minister of Scotland
Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
Scotland
UK
EH99 1SP

Sunday 17 June 2007

Dear Mr Salmond,

My daughter, Annie Borjesson (7 February 1975 – 4 December 2005)

There are no words in the Swedish, Scots or English language that can begin to express the pain, torment and distress that a parent has when having to lay to rest one’s child in the prime of their life. In the normal order of things, that should just never happen. But next week in Lagmansholm, Sweden, I will be that tormented parent grieving at my daughter’s graveside, still asking “Why?” and “How?” this has happened … still searching for the proper answers and the truth behind my daughter’s very mysterious death.

Annie (Borjesson), my 30-year-old daughter, lived and worked in Edinburgh, Scotland, until her premature death, when her body was discovered on Prestwick beach in Ayrshire around 8.30am on the morning of Sunday 4 December 2005. I am only being permitted to bury Annie now, some 19 months on, as the last medical tests have finally been performed and her body has been released to my family by the Swedish authorities. This delay, in itself, has caused great distress and heartache to my family and Annie’s friends.

The “verdict” on Annie’s death by the local constabulary and Procurator Fiscal’s Office in Kilmarnock was either “suicide” or “tragic accident” – neither of which we (Annie’s family, close Swedish friends and many Scottish friends) can believe or accept. We believe that Annie was in fear for her life when she rang home from Edinburgh during the week leading up to her death. She even went to the length of calling us from pay phones for fear of being overheard at the Linton Court Apartments in Murieston Road (Dalry / Gorgie area), West Central Edinburgh, which she shared with many others – many others who cannot now be traced, who fled the country in “fear” to India (in one case) and who were not properly questioned or sought by the Scottish police in the course of their “investigations” into Annie’s death. In short, we believe that Annie was murdered (a murder that was made to look like “suicide” or a “tragic accident”) in or around Prestwick on the night of Saturday 3 December 2005, and that her killer or killers are still at large.

My family’s vain efforts (in trips to Scotland, via letters and in telephone calls over these past 19 months of “hell” and anguish) to get the Scottish police and Crown Office to take our concerns and many unanswered questions on board have been met with the most appalling (perhaps typical) bureaucratic indifference and stonewalling at every single attempt in trying to get them to take us seriously, and to properly investigate the many anomalies and unanswered questions surrounding Annie’s very suspicious death. “Case closed … End of Story” is how it presently stands, with your “caring” and “highly-efficient” Scottish “justice” system. Well, Mr Salmond, it is not “Case closed … End of Story” as far as this mother and family are concerned – not by a country mile.

My first port of call now, in my quest for the truth (“the whole truth and nothing but the truth”) and “Justice for Annie”, must therefore be to your door as Scotland’s new First Minister and the most powerful and influential man in your “beautiful land” – Annie loved Edinburgh, Scotland and your kinfolk and spoke with a passion of your “beautiful country”, so PLEASE don’t let that passion and spirit down and help us to get to the truth and “Justice for Annie”.

We, the Borjesson family and Annie’s close friends, do hereby formally request that you take our concerns, unanswered questions and serious allegations on board and have Annie’s case re-opened and properly investigated by the Scottish police and Crown Office, and that a Fatal Accident Inquiry be immediately convened to have the very suspicious circumstances prior to and subsequent to Annie’s premature death thoroughly, impartially and independently examined in front of a Scottish Sheriff.

We hope and pray, as we lay our beloved Annie to rest next Tuesday (26 June 2007), that you won’t let our family and Annie’s close friends down, and you will help us get to the truth and …… “Justice for Annie”.

I look forward to hearing from you as soon as possible.

Yours sincerely,

Guje Borgesson

(Annie’s devastated Mummy)

PS. Below this letter are hyperlinks to: The 3 articles that appeared in the Scottish press (September and December 2006); the Shirley McKie Forum; and Annie’s website.

I must know the truth behind my daughter's death - Fri 8 Sept 06

ANNIE DIDN'T DROWN ..SHE WAS MURDERED - Sun 3 Dec 06

Daughter's death was no accident says mum ("Comments") - Mon 4 Dec 06

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Al · Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2007 11:39 pm Post subject:

Below is an edited exchange between Al and Peter earlier this evening. I am re-posting it here, for obvious reasons (Peter also covered Annie's case on his excellent blog back in early March):

Peter

I noticed while skimming quickly your "Injustice Scotland" website just now (will look at more carefully later, when more time) that Guje had posted yet another appeal for help, four months ago on 26 February - The murder of my daughter ( http://groups.msn.com/injusticesc...;LastModified=4675611991245086098 ).

Let's hope Messrs Salmond and MacAskill take cognisance of the letter of appeal to them both from Guje and her family, and now (IMMEDIATELY) do the right and decent thing and re-open the case as this devastated family formally request. If they do not ... then i'm afraid the gloves must come off to force them to do the right, proper and humane thing for this desperate mother and her family.

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Al .. on the matter of Anne Borgesson's death, I did a piece on my blog in March here :
http://petercherbi.blogspot.com/2...ired-in-resolving-suspicious.html
.. also writing to Margo McDonald on the issue at the time, as I repesct Margo for her independence ifrom the main parties .. her advice to wait for the new Executive which we now have was worth it, and Mr MacAskill as Justice Secretary should now do the proper thing and get the Crown Office to look at Annie's case again a bit more competently than they did before - and with a bit of oversight too, rather than letting the Fiscal arbitrarily decide whats best for themselves.

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Unedited exchanges are here:
http://shirleymckie.myfastforum.org/sutra376.php#376

*Angel* · Joined: 30 May 2007 Posts: 86

Thank You Al and thank You Peter for caring !

I want you all to know that I am going to do one of the flower arrangements to Annies funeral by myself.

In the arrangement I will put 3 thistels.

The first one is from All of Annies friends

The second is from Annies family

The third one I will put there from All of you caring and supporting Scottish people.
And because Annie loved Scotland.

*Angel*

*Angel* · Joined: 30 May 2007 Posts: 86

*DEAR ALL*

Thank You for the lovely condolences for Annie’s family!

It was a very beautiful funeral, the church was very beautiful, and old, somebody said, from the year of 1400. Now rebuild of course.
Inside it was small and we All sat together beside Annie’s coffin. the flower arrangements was so beautiful, If I could have made one wish I would have wished that the flowers would be fresh and cover her grave for ever and ever.

The weather was not so god, the rain was poring down, I said, "All the Angels must be crying"

First the minister spoke the words of Good, and then he spoke some words about Annie.
He also read a lovely poem!
We all sang together and then the family, who had brought a CD recorder to the church, played a couple of songs that Annie loved.
Then, the hardest of it all they played the song that Annie had recorded! It was almost unbearably to hear her beautiful voice reaching out and touching all of us!

My tears just poured down.......My heart ached over the family, this must be so terrible for them , to burry their beloved daughter, not knowing what happened to her , not knowing if they will ever find the truth.

The men carried the coffin out to the small coffin wagon, and we walked behind them to the open grave!
Oh my good I thought when I saw the open grave, so deep and so dark, and the rain who was pouring down, Oh my good Annie would be put down into that dark whet place!

Then the white coffin was put down.
Annie’s family, relatives and we friends put our flowers down on Annie, I put my flowers in and I put one beautiful Thistle in on top of the coffin. My son took his necklace of; it is a sign of protection on the medallion! My son held the medallion in his hand for a minute and then bent down before Annie and he said something to her, and then he through the medallion down!

I was so proud over what he had done, and I got strength by now thinking;

Annie is now protected from all evil in eternity, with the beautiful flowers from the ground, the tears form all the Angels, the thistle from the caring people of Scotland and the medallion with the sign of protection!

And then I said to Annie through the rain, with my tears falling,

” ANNIE I WILL SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE"

* Angel*

*Angel* · Joined: 30 May 2007 Posts: 86

Dear Al admin and Sandra!

Well said Ian, We can only agree with the words You wrote;
"The fight for JUSTICE will continue. Her memory demands no less"

Annies family asked me to tell You All that they can feel the love and caring from the concerned people of Scotland all the way to Sweden through the thousand winds that blow.
And especially when they read what You have written on the shirleymckie forum.

Thank you all for lighting candles, taking a moment out of our day, to respect the memory of Annie and We could indeed feel Your thoughts and prayers fly across the North Sea as a warm embrace.

We hope that, “Justice for Annie” and her family will finally be done …… and be SEEN to be done.

Now We hope and pray that Mr Alex Salmond MP / MSP, First Minister of Scotland and Mr Kenny MacAskill MSP, Scottish Cabinet Secretary "for JUSTICE" will HELP the family and all of Us friends and People of Scotland to get the death of Annie Börjesson reopened.

Please Mr MacAskill and Mr Salmond, please do the right thing, there is nothing that can compensate the family, there is no retroactive help that is coming to the devastated family!!!! BUT the caring and loving help from You.

Please, I don’t know if you have families, sons, daughters, Wifes, but Please think if something like this would happen to your children. Or one of your loved ones. (God forbid)
Please think of that, and think of the family that THIS has happened to, they have lost their beloved daughter, she was only 30 years old.
She fell in love with Scotland and she died during very mysterious circumstances in the arms of your beautiful country.

Please help Annies family to get the truth.

They told us, that they should not investigate what happened to Annie after 16.05, when she was last spotted on the CCTV camera at Station Road in Prestwick.

Why?

*Angel*

*Angel* · Joined: 30 May 2007 Posts: 86

The following has also been posted in the Guestbook of www.annierockstar.com

Thank you Kevin and AL!

As I posted before:

No one will receive the care and support retrospectively? Who can give them back all those lost years of stolen youth, suffering and pain; both mental and physical? This is simply not human.

Who is willing to support us now in our search for “Justice for Annie”? Maybe if the local MSP could give us the support we need?

And is that now enough I ask myself.

Maybe we now need some Very Important (and well-known) Persons who can give us their support and backing.

THIS MUST NOW BE A WAKE UP CALL. THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE SUFFERING RIGHT NOW. AND WE CAN ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING TO HELP THEM IF WE ALL WORK TOGETHER.

Kevin you wrote: “In Annie's case they are getting a little bit scared. They know they messed up and are worried”. They should be! Not only about Annies´s case, but for all the other cases where they “messed up”.

Why are they scared? I can’t understand that because:

THEY WERE EDUCATED, EMPLOYED AND ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE TO CARE ABOUT THE PEOPLE, TO SUPPORT AND TO HELP US TO GET THE TRUTH AND “NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH”.

And when I read about all the other cases, I am shocked. All those years of suffering just because other persons have MESSED UP. This is NOT acceptable.

Kevin: We all hope that your local MSP will read this and see that we all are emotionally engaged in the search for justice, truth and closure. Everything will come out in the end and we must work with this together, so that JUSTICE WILL BE DONE … AND BE SEEN TO BE DONE.

Kevin, please share some other links to injustice songs with us. Annie loved music and she is in heaven looking down on all of us who are constantly fighting for the truth to come out.

AL: We totally agree with you saying; “More Kevin’s in this world”.

We believe in our hearts that there are a lot of Kevin’s and AL´s out there, and we need to get in touch with them all.

Let us ALL work together and use our passion and knowledge to fight against injustices generally.

To all of you who read this:

Please help us to do something to help the suffering families, relatives and friends who have dedicated their lives to actually doing something so the TRUTH will come out and JUSTICE will finally be SEEN to be done.

Very important links:

Annie’s Song (original track)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uM_NJWfB78E

Annie’s Song John Denver

http://www.youtube.com/results?se...ong+John+Denver&search=Search

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Injustice links

http://www.mojoscotland.com/

http://shirleymckie.myfastforum.org/forum1.php

http://www.asearchforjustice.co.uk/index2.html

http://kevin-freethekillie2.blogspot.com

http://petercherbi.blogspot.com/

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Comment re Annie, Thurs 26 July 07

https://www.blogger.com/comment.g...66&postID=7539333084972117877

“THEY JUST DON’T CARE”, Sun 22 July 07 (pretty much says it all really)

http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/news/...353%26siteid=64736-name_page.html

*AngeL*

freethekillie2 · Joined: 27 Apr 2007 Posts: 309

thanks, angel.

people don't really see anything wrong till it happens to us .
and injustice happens everyday.

as for des browne and , willie coffey, the more we get involved in injustice the better.

annie was the name of my grandmother who i never met and still think about everyday.

this forum has gave us all a voice and bringing thing to the fore,
even when my brother in law is released i will still fight for the injustice in this country. its about time all people stand up and ask how many have been cheated justice, a lot in u division im sure for an example.

i will but more songs of injustice on annie's web site shortly.

god bless.

kevin.