Karen’s killer stood trial for sexual assault

Alexander Pacteau planned to find a victim on the night he brutally killed Cork nurse Karen Buckley in Glasgow, police believe.

Karen’s killer stood trial for sexual assault

It has also emerged that he previously stood trial in 2013 for sexually assaulting a 24-year-old woman.

After Pacteau pleaded guilty to murder, the detective who led the investigation said he believed the 21-year-old had a premeditated plan to attack somebody on the night Karen was killed.

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