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Woman has 2 kids with brother of her sister’s killer, family ‘torn apart’

Rebecca was 15 when she was brutally murdered by her ex-boyfriend for a cooked brekkie. Now there’s an unexpected update.

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The sister of a murdered schoolgirl has fallen in love with her killer’s brother and they even have two kids together.

Jessica Aylward was just 13 when sister Rebecca, 15, was lured to the woods and then beaten to death with a rock by ex-boyfriend Joshua Davies.

Davies — aged 15 at the time — murdered her after making a sickening bet with his friends that he would kill in exchange for a cooked breakfast.

More than a decade on, Jessica has found love with Davies’ brother Jordan — sparking a huge family rift, The Sun reports.

Rebecca Aylward was just 15 when she was murdered by her ex-boyfriend Joshua Davies. Picture: WNS
Rebecca Aylward was just 15 when she was murdered by her ex-boyfriend Joshua Davies. Picture: WNS

The couple, who have two children, have been dating for at least six years and have shared pictures online together celebrating their unlikely love.

Jessica, now 27, confirmed: “I am with Jordan, who is Josh’s brother and we have a family together.

“I don’t have any contact with my mother.”

She added in a message online: “Happy birthday to my Jordy who gave me two beautiful babies, thank you for everything you always do for us. We love you to the moon and back twice.”

Jessica also said Jordan, 28, came from a “handsome” family.

And she heaped praise on the brothers’ mum, Hayley, despite her other son still being behind bars.

Jordan wrote in a tribute to his partner on Valentine’s Day last year: “I would like to say a happy Valentine’s to the love of my life and the mother of our beautiful children.

“I am so lucky to have you by my side through thick and thin and to call you my partner.

“I love you impossible girl.”

More than a decade on, her younger sister Jessica is in a relationship with her killer’s brother – and the pair have two kids. Picture: WNS
More than a decade on, her younger sister Jessica is in a relationship with her killer’s brother – and the pair have two kids. Picture: WNS

Davies murdered ex-girlfriend Rebecca after arranging to meet her under the pretence of rekindling their romance in October 2010.

The killer, now 30, had already hatched a plan to murder his former girlfriend in exchange for a “fry up” and also discussed by which method he would “get rid of” Rebecca.

Two days before the killing, the schoolboy said to his teenage pals: “You may owe me a breakfast.”

He then lured Rebecca to the woods near Aberkenfig, South Wales, where he bashed her skull with a rugby ball-sized rock.

Her body was found face-down wearing new clothes she had bought for their meeting.

The killer and victim had known each other for years and dated for three months.

He tried to cover his tracks with a fake alibi, insisting he was “chilling” and watching Strictly Come Dancing at the time of her death.

But he could not explain a Facebook status update following the murder, which read: “I enjoyed a rather good day and a lovely breakfast.”

Davies, then 15, lured Rebecca to the woods and beat her to death with a rock in order to win a cooked breakfast from his mates. Picture: WNS
Davies, then 15, lured Rebecca to the woods and beat her to death with a rock in order to win a cooked breakfast from his mates. Picture: WNS

He blamed a friend for the killing, but the then 16-year-old was convicted in July 2011 and jailed for life with a minimum term of 14 years.

Davies is said to have later confessed to a probation officer, admitting: “I did it, nobody else was involved. I am totally responsible.”

Rebecca’s mother Sonia, 63, and her sister Jessica have long campaigned for Davies to stay locked up beyond the ­minimum jail sentence, which expires next year.

Davies’s parents supported their son throughout his five-week trial.

But Jessica’s relationship with Davies brother in recent years has made the killer and victim’s ­parents grandparents to the same two young children.

Speaking previously, Sonia said: “Joshua’s sentence is shorter than Rebecca’s life — it’s an insult.

“That cowardly monster planned to kill my beautiful daughter in the most horrific way possible. He should never be released. I can’t celebrate special occasions and I have an empty chair at my dinner table because Rebecca should be here with us enjoying life.

“Joshua Davies robbed us of watching our precious and perfect little girl flourish into a successful young woman.

“We will never forgive him for tearing our world apart so brutally.

“She was a much loved daughter and sister.”

Sonia was contacted for comment on her daughter’s relationship.

This article originally appeared on The Sun and was reproduced with permission

Originally published as Woman has 2 kids with brother of her sister’s killer, family ‘torn apart’

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