UK - Alesha MacPhail, 6, raped & murdered, Ardbeg, Isle of Bute, Scotland, 2 Jul 2018 -teen arrested

[LittleMystery]

James Matthews‏Verified account @jamesmatthewsky

Accused’s mother says she was trying to get him to phone his sister who’d left the house with friends. Says he was angry, very drunk at the time. He’d drunk a bottle of wine and Mad Dog 2020

Okay now I’m even more confused.

A drunk person isn’t exactly synonymous with stealthiness so it’s remarkable that he managed to break in and take Alesha without anyone hearing him.

 

[Alyce]

Connor Gillies‏Verified account @ConnorGillies

Accused’s mother joined search. Went out with dog and met Alesha’s family who were also searching. She reassured him everything would be ok. Mother says she was shouting “the wee girl’s name”

Him ?

 

[Edinlass]

Him ?

RM i’d assume?

 

[Alyce]

Can I be sent them somehow? I don't see a way to private message you though.

You need to edit your profile

 

[HayLouise]

12:32

Accused was 'very angry' because his sister left party with his friends

The accused’s mother told the court he was “very angry” because his 14-year-old sister had left the house with his friends.

She said she tried to get him to phone his sister.

He was “very drunk”, she said.

The accused had drunk a bottle of wine and Mad Dog, she said.

Alesha MacPhail's body had 117 injuries - but her bare feet were unmarked

 

[beatrixpotter]

The accused had a hobby that involved strength and resistance training. He possibly would have been strong enough carry her.

I have an average 15 yo who does no sports and could easily carry a child that size up and down stairs. I'd say any kid that age who genuinely couldn't was seriously out of shape.

 

[Edinlass]

You need to edit your profile

Yes, your profile doesn’t allow for PMs beatrixpotter

 

[HayLouise]

12:35

Accused's mum woke up to people shouting as they searched for Alesha

The accused’s mother said she awoken at 7.20am to shouting in the street.

She said it was people looking for Alesha MacPhail.

After checking the back garden she woke up her son and asked if he knew anything about Alesha’s disappearance.

He replied “no” and went back to sleep.

She then went out with her dog and joined the search where she met Alesha’s family and ‘reassured them everything would be OK’.

Alesha MacPhail's body had 117 injuries - but her bare feet were unmarked

bbm - (Now it says 'them')

 

[Alyce]

RM i’d assume?

Thanks. Yes must be - although RM said he went to the ferry/town and suspects mother sounds as though she was near the house/woods. But think you're right.

Edit - Hay Louise has just provided the answer - so yes, was the family

 

[HayLouise]

Connor Gillies‏Verified account @ConnorGillies

Mother was asked to check CCTV. She watched her son leave the house in the middle of the night. He arrived back to the property at 3am. He had a shower. Was making lots of noise. Left the house again wearing shorts. Didn’t have any shoes on. Disappeared for 7 minutes

bbm

Fraser Knight‏ @Fraser_Knight

She tells the jury further CCTV footage saw him leave earlier, come back, where he took a shower and went back out in just a pair of shorts and “what looked like a black t-shirt” - he came back again 7 minutes later.

 

[Alyce]

Fraser Knight‏ @Fraser_Knight




Mum tells court she saw the accused coming back into their house “around about 3am” on their CCTV camera when she was looking to see if Alesha had walked past the morning she went missing.

 

[HayLouise]

delete

 

[Alyce]

Radio Clyde News‏Verified account @RadioClydeNews 2m2 minutes ago




Says she went further back in the CCTV to discover he left in the direction of Rothesay town and passed Robert MacPhail’s home. He returned from a different direction and had a shower. He left again wearing only shorts and carrying a T-Shirt and jumped over a wall.

 

[Taskforce88]

Okay now I’m even more confused.

A drunk person isn’t exactly synonymous with stealthiness so it’s remarkable that he managed to break in and take Alesha without anyone hearing him.

A bottle of wine and 50/50 on the night of the murder?

 

[HayLouise]

Connor Gillies‏Verified account @ConnorGillies

Mother confronted the accused after viewing CCTV. “You went out again last night”. Accused replied “I dunno. Must have been looking for my phone”. Mother later asked the accused again whether he knew anything about the little girl. Mother was “puzzled”.

 

[HayLouise]

12:47

KEY EVENT

Accused's mum checked CCTV and saw her son had left the house

The accused’s mum said she checked the CCTV in her home after hearing about Alesha’s disappearance.

She saw her the accused returning home around 3am and was unaware he had left the house. She had been looking to see if Alesha had walked past the house.

She then went further back in the CCTV to discover he left in the direction of Rothesay town and passed Robert MacPhail’s home.

He returned from a different direction and had a shower.

He left again wearing only shorts and carrying a T-Shirt and jumped over a wall.

He didn’t have any shoes on.

He came back seven minutes later.

Alesha MacPhail's body had 117 injuries - but her bare feet were unmarked

 

[LittleMystery]

A bottle of wine and 50/50 on the night of the murder?

Yep.

And just going on his Mum’s claim that he was ‘very drunk’. Doesn’t seem like the usual prep for sneaking into a house unheard.

 

[53J29]

I would also lik a link please

I haven’t received a link

 

[HayLouise]

How the heck did he enter the house without anyone hearing, this case is just ******* me off

 

[Edinlass]

Yep.

And just going on his Mum’s claim that he was ‘very drunk’. Doesn’t seem like the usual prep for sneaking into a house unheard.

Thank god for the CCTV footage, this will clear up how drunk he was by his movements and clear any doubt for the jury.