Scottish teen's abduction, rape and killing of girl, 6, described by judge as 'wickedest, most evil' crime

Update: A 16-year-old boy faces a life sentence after being found guilty of the “bestial” rape and murder of a six-year-old girl while she visited her grandparents on holiday.

Scottish teen's abduction, rape and killing of  girl, 6, described by judge as 'wickedest, most evil' crime

Update: A 16-year-old boy faces a life sentence after being found guilty of the “bestial” rape and murder of a six-year-old girl while she visited her grandparents on holiday.

The teenager took Alesha MacPhail from the bed where she was sleeping on the Isle of Bute on July 2 last year and inflicted horrific injuries before dumping her body in woodland.

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