The brother of a woman who was murdered by her husband is embarking on a 150-mile walk in her memory today.

Peter Morris, of Kingswood Road, Gillingham, will begin his epic trek at his sister Claire's grave in Aberdeen.

Claire Morris, who is originally from Upchurch, was killed by husband Malcolm Webster in 1994.

It was first thought 32-year-old Claire died in a car crash - but Webster had in fact drugged his wife of eight months and staged the accident on a quiet Aberdeenshire road.

Webster was convicted of Claire's murder and for the attempted murder of his second wife Felicity in July, and sentenced to 30 years in jail.

Mr Morris now wants to set up a victim-support charity in memory of Claire, pictured below. To launch the fundraising, he is walking 150 miles from her grave in Aberdeen to the Scottish Parliament building in Edinburgh.

The walk begins just days after Mr Morris won a battle with Aberdeenshire council to have the headstone at Claire's grave removed.

The father-of-four has been fighting to have the tombstone replaced because it was engraved with her married name and contained the words 'dear wife'.

He said: "The walk will take 17 days which reflects the 17 years it took to get justice for Claire. I hope to be joined by MPs as I pass through each of their constituencies. I am a diabetic so it is going to be painful, but then it will be nothing compared to the emotional pain I have been going through."

Mr Morris plans to arrive in the Scottish capital for the opening of parliament. Once there, he will present a petition with more than 3,000 signatures calling on the government to better support victims involved in long court cases.

Mr Morris added: "Claire was a nurse, she was a healer, so if there is a legacy to her life, then I am sure she would be smiling down on me from above."