Rapist And Killer Of 13 Year Old Girl Confess Details Of His Crime To Victim's Parents Years After Victims Death

                      Pictured: (L) Milly Dowler; (R) Levi Bellfield

Levi Bellfield abducted, tortured, raped and strangled Milly Dowler in 2002 when she was 13. Bellfield was convicted in 2011but decided to come to victims parents early January 2016 to confess in detail of his crime against their late daughter.

Milly pictured on one of the days, getting ready for school prior to unfortunate rape and death

It was over a decade after Milly's unfortunate death that her parents Bob and Sally Dowler were told by police that the 13-year-old was raped in broad daylight, held for 14 hours and tortured before being strangled to death.

The family said they hoped her 'soul, at long last, can finally rest in peace' now that the serial killer has given his account.

The family's statement says: 'Bellfield told the police that after abducting Milly and assaulting her at his flat a few yards from Walton Station, he then drove her to his Mother's house. He reversed down a long driveway and then raped her in broad daylight over the boot of his car.

'Bellfield then moved her to another location, where the rape and torture continued for a number of hours, until the next day when he finally strangled her to death.'

Milly was snatched from the street while on her way from school to her home in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, in March 2002.

Her body was found in a wood in Yateley Heath, Hampshire - 25 miles from Walton-on-Thames. 

Bellfield, 47, who now calls himself Yusuf Rahim, was given a whole-life prison sentence in June 2011 for the brutal slaughter of the teenager, but only admitted killing her four years later.

Bellfield only confessed when an investigation was launched in to whether he had an accomplice, after he bragged to a fellow prison inmate about his crime

It emerged today that he would only speak to female officers from Surrey Police when he decided to confess and gave them disturbing details of how he repeatedly raped, tortured and murdered Milly.

 Milly's parents Bob and Sally Dowler and her sister Gemma pictured outside the court after    Bellfield's conviction in 2011

A source said, Milly's family were told not to tell anyone about the information they had been given due to an investigation into a possible accomplice. 

Milly's family's statement continued: 'Hearing Bellfield's account of how Milly spent her final hours before being murdered was shocking enough, but the news that there could have been another individual involved was devastating. 

'There are no words to describe the additional torment and pain we have been going through since we were told this information.'

Last month Surrey Police said they had arrested a man in his 40s, but the suspect was released without charge after just 10 hours because there was no evidence.

The family added: 'We had to remain silent for eight months whilst the police conducted their investigation. Finally, when they made the arrest of the suspected accomplice, the person was questioned and released without charge in less than 10 hours as there was no evidence found.

'The pressure this has put us under as a family has been unimaginable and has taken its toll on all of us. We have had to fight every step of the way to get this far.' 

 

Milly pictured with parents Robert and Sally Dowler, and sister Gemma, prior to her death