Sex crimes have risen while violent crimes have fallen, Police Scotland’s latest figures indicate. The “cruel and unnatural” treatment of children highlighted by the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry was said
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The 16-year-old boy who raped and murdered Alesha MacPhail can be identified as Aaron Campbell after a judge allowed his name to be reported. The body of the six-year-old was
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A boy who killed six-year-old Alesha MacPhail in a “bestial manner” could be identified on Friday. The 16-year-old is facing a life sentence after being found guilty of raping and
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It was going to be a summer holiday filled with playing on the beach, bike rides and trips to the park. Alesha MacPhail was to spend three weeks on the
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A 16-year-old boy has been found guilty of abducting, raping and murdering six-year-old Alesha MacPhail. A jury at the High Court in Glasgow took three hours to find the teenager,
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There is a “mountain” of evidence against a teenager accused of abducting, raping and murdering a six-year-old girl, a jury has been told. Advocate depute Iain McSporran QC said the
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Images of child sexual abuse and stolen credit card data are being traded on encrypted apps such as Telegram, an investigation by the BBC claims. It claims to have found
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DNA matching a teenage boy accused of raping and murdering a six-year-old girl was found on her body and clothes, a court has heard. Forensic scientist Stuart Bailey said DNA
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A phone belonging to a teenager accused of the abduction, rape and murder of a six-year-old girl was used to google “how do police find DNA”, a court has heard.
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Improvements to forensic examinations for victims of rape and sexual assault in Scotland are being considered. Proposals to strengthen the medical treatment of victims are being consulted on by the
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