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The teenager who abducted, raped and murdered a six-year-old girl has had his 27-year sentence minimum sentence reduced. Aaron Campbell was 16 when he was sentenced to life for the murder of Alesha MacPhail on the Isle of Bute. In August, his lawyer told the Court of Criminal Appeal in Edinburgh that the term was unnecessary…
The identity of the teenage boy who raped and murdered six-year-old Aleshia MacPhail has been revealed. The judge who presided over the trial has lifted a ban on naming 16-year-old Aaron Campbell. Judge Lord Matthews said: “I can’t think of a case in recent times that has attracted such revulsion.” After hearing the legal argument…
DNA that was found on Alesha MacPhail’s body matched the 16-year-old accused of her murder, a court has heard. Forensic scientist Stuart Bailey told the jury that the odds of the intimate samples belonging to anyone else were more than a billion to one. The teenager still denies abducting, raping and murdering six-year-old Alesha. Alesha’s…
An internet search for “How do police find DNA” was allegedly made on a phone said to belong to the 16-year-old accused of murdering Alesha MacPhail. A cybercrime expert told the jurors the request was made on Google at 00:32 on July 3rd last year. This was the day after Alesha’s body was discovered. He said the…
A 16-year-old boy is to stand trial, he is charged with abducting, raping and murdering six-year-old Alesha MacPhail on the Isle of Bute. The teenager made his first appearance in court on Monday, he pleads not guilty and will face trial in February. Alesha’s mother was given special permission to be presented in court to…
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