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

[Alyce]

Fraser Knight‏ @Fraser_Knight




Another 16-year-old friend of the accused boy tells the court that both she and him have a dark sense of humour, that she says “most people my age would have”

 

[Alyce]

Connor Gillies‏Verified account @ConnorGillies




Girl says she had conversations with the accused after discovering Alesha had been found dead. She says he was “asking if I saw anything” as she used to walk her dog in the woods where the body was found.

 

[mrazda71]

Fraser Knight‏ @Fraser_Knight




The girl tells the defence other people in the group were also making comments which would be looked upon as “bad taste” She says it wasn’t a known fact Alesha had been murdered at the time the video was sent.

no but ... HE KNEW! Seriously twisted!

 

[Tortoise]

Fraser Knight‏ @Fraser_Knight




The girl tells the defence other people in the group were also making comments which would be looked upon as “bad taste” She says it wasn’t a known fact Alesha had been murdered at the time the video was sent.

Good catch - the group knew that Alesha was dead but didn't know she'd been murdered. He knew already.

 

[Alyce]

Connor Gillies‏Verified account @ConnorGillies




Girl says accused started to get “anxious” as they talked on Snapchat. Jury hears accused said “police are going to blame it on me”. Girl knew accused had anxiety and panic attacks. Accused was saying police “always blame him for things” in the area.

 

[Alyce]

Connor Gillies‏Verified account @ConnorGillies 1m1 minute ago




She messaged accused after she finished work that evening asking if police had questioned him yet. She got no reply. She assumes he had been arrested by this point.




I wonder if she means she assumed, in hindsight, that he had been arrested - or did she have a feeling beforehand that it was him

 

[Alyce]

Fraser Knight‏ @Fraser_Knight 4m4 minutes ago




She says they had a Snapchat conversation in the afternoon after Alesha was found. She tells the court he started to get anxious and said the police were going to blame it on him because he says they “always blame him for stuff that happens in the area of Ardbeg“

 

[Edinlass]

Fraser Knight‏ @Fraser_Knight




She tells the jury the accused boy sent a video of himself in his bathroom mirror to the snapchat group before sending a message which said “found the guy who’s done it” She says she thought it was a “a bad joke” but told police about it after the boy was arrested.

Does anyone NOT think he is cocky now???? Jeezus, I am absolutely horrified

 

[Alyce]

Connor Gillies‏Verified account @ConnorGillies




Girl says accused had told her on Facebook Messenger in 2017 that they had spoken about killings and crime TV shows. She claims accused told her he would “kill for the life experience”


BBM well he's certainly going to get that now if found guilty

 

[53J29]

It's 8 women and 7 men so evenly split, but no info on ages

What is the ruling to have a given verdict

 

[Alyce]

Radio Clyde News‏Verified account @RadioClydeNews 51s51 seconds ago




Another 16 year old girl has been called as a witness. She says during a Facebook chat with the accused about documentaries they had watched and the accused said he would "kill just for the experience"

 

[Alyce]

Connor Gillies‏Verified account @ConnorGillies 1m1 minute ago




Jury shown screenshots of conversation between girl and accused. Girl asks accused what the “odds of getting away with murder if we had like a really good plan”. Accused replies “Well if it’s a good plan then 100%”

 

[53J29]

Connor Gillies‏Verified account @ConnorGillies




Girl thought the video from the accused was a “joke”.

Is she a witness for the defence?

 

[Edinlass]

All his friends are girls.....

 

[Edinlass]

Is she a witness for the defence?

If she is she’s doing him no favours IMO

 

[Alyce]

What is the ruling to have a given verdict

8 apparently

Criminal procedure in Scotland is generally regulated by the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (as amended) and various Acts of Adjournal passed by the High Court of Justiciary.

Juries in these cases consist of 15 people, if jurors drop out e.g. because of illness the trial can continue with a minimum of 12 jurors.
In criminal trials conviction is on the basis of a majority verdict, with eight jurors required to decide that the accused is guilty; should fewer than eight jurors declare a guilty verdict then the accused is acquitted, so a hung jury is an impossibility in Scottish criminal law.

 

[Alyce]

Connor Gillies‏Verified account @ConnorGillies




Court shown screen grab appearing to show accused saying “wouldn’t kill for fun just beneficial if they gone” Another message “might kill 1 day for the lifetime experience”.

 

[Caroclaud]

Seems so

I would’ve thought these witnesses at the moment are for the prosecution and once they have finished then the defence can call their own witnesses/ or the Accused.

 

[Alyce]

Fraser Knight‏ @Fraser_Knight 1m1 minute ago




Jury shown Facebook conversation between girl and the accused which details how they would “theoretically” get away with murder. She suggests a machete, the accused says “nah it would be much more cunning than that” The defence says the conversation is the pair “talking rubbish”

 

[Alyce]

Connor Gillies‏Verified account @ConnorGillies




Defence pointed out conversation about murder was started by the girl and not the accused. Girl agrees the murder conversation is a “fantasy”.


well it might have been fantasy to her