UK - Alesha MacPhail, 6, raped & murdered, Ardbeg, Isle of Bute, Scotland, 2 Jul 2018 -*arrest* #3

[neteditor]

Fairly quick then........he's finished


Fraser Knight‏ @Fraser_Knight 1m1 minute ago

Advocate Depute finishes by telling the jury that evidence implicating Toni McLachlan in this case: none whatsoever. Evidence implicating (the accused): a mountain of evidence.

Much quicker than I expected.

 

[mrazda71]

Lets see where we're all at then?

Guilty?

 

[Yenriac]

Lets see where we're all at then?

Guilty?

Guilty

 

[mrazda71]

Not guilty

 

[mrazda71]

Not proven

 

[neteditor]

Guilty

 

[Bustia]

Lets see where we're all at then?

Guilty?

Guilty

 

[L White]

I have a horrible feeling they may bring back a non proven.

 

[embro68]

What a time for websleuths to break down!

 

[Taskforce88]

I was following it all via Twitter and see a number of you guys. Nice to put faces to the usernames lol

 

[stephaniejanes]

Lets see where we're all at then?

Guilty?

Guilty, based on the evidence and witnesses presented.

 

[Gallicrow]

At the start of the trial I was completely certain that the boy would be found guilty, but if what has been reported on this site and others is anything like accurate, it seems that the prosecution have done an appalling job. I still think he'll be found guilty (and obviously personally I have no doubts whatsoever that he did it), but I think there's a pretty good chance, maybe 10%, that he'll get away with it.

 

[neteditor]

I think the DNA evidence has done for him.

 

[Missmaam]

Hi guys. First time posting on here but been following this thread for a good while.

 

[Sarahjo]

Not Proven

Although I think highly likely he did do it, if you stick to the rules it has to be a not proven.

 

[embro68]

I think he's guilty for sure, but I think they might come back with not proven. That defense guy gave a good closing speech, tbh I don't know how he will sleep after trying so hard to throw doubt in the jury's mind I know it's his job to defend the accused but it seems he tried alot harder than the prosecution.

 

[Missmaam]

Got a feeling it might come back not proven. Putting my personal feelings aside I think the jury may be bamboozled at the lack of dna in the accused and the Macphail’s house. Not saying this is my own personal view, just that this may be a possibility.

 

[Alyce]

I think he's guilty for sure, but I think they might come back with not proven. That defense guy gave a good closing speech, tbh I don't know how he will sleep after trying so hard to throw doubt in the jury's mind I know it's his job to defend the accused but it seems he tried alot harder than the prosecution.

A good Defence will ensure that there is no possibility of the accused being able to mount an appeal. If he was less than robust in his defence, he might leave a loop hole.

 

[charlotte123456]

I think he’ll be found guilty. We are only seeing what has been reported on twitter via journalists. Anyone else notice there were far more long gaps without info during prosecution? Those were probably the bits not allowed to be reported. I have a feeling the jury has seen a lot more against the accused than supporting the accused and way more than we have seen here.

 

[Kasmeer]

Ahh, thank goodness we're back, I've not been following the twitter as so many great people here post everything relevant, so when I found WS was down it was like a news blackout for me! I found one of the twitter accounts that gets posted here but now I can catch up properly