A 16-year-old boy has been found guilty of abducting, raping and murdering six-year-old Alesha MacPhail on the Isle of Bute last July.
The jury reached the verdict after a trial lasting nine days.
Today, Thursday, 21 February 2019, at the High Court in Glasgow, a 16-year-old boy was found guilty of the abduction, rape and murder of 6 year old Alesha MacPhail in July 2018.
Detective Superintendent Stuart Houston shares a statement following the verdict. pic.twitter.com/K9migktDwi
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Alesha’s mother, Georgina Lochrane, said in a statement: “Words cannot express just how devastated I am to have lost my beautiful, happy, smiley wee girl.
“I am glad that the boy who did this has finally been brought to justice and that he will not be able to inflict the pain on another family that he has done to mine.
“Alesha, I love you so much, my wee pal. I will miss you forever.”
The MacPhail family added: “We can’t believe that we will never see our wee angel Alesha again. We miss her so much.
“We hope that the boy who took her from us is jailed for a long time because of what he has done to our family.
“Alesha may be gone from our lives but she will always be in our hearts.”
The teenager, who cannot be named, will be sentenced next month.
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