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1996 Murder of Scottish Schoolgirl Solved: Trio Convicted

Unanimous verdicts returned after two-week trial, with key evidence from a witness who was four at the time of the crime.

  • Robert O'Brien, Andrew Kelly, and Donna Marie Brand have been convicted for the 1996 murder of 14-year-old Caroline Glachan in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland.
  • The conviction came after a two-week trial at the High Court in Glasgow, with the jury returning unanimous guilty verdicts.
  • The key evidence in the case was the testimony of Archie Wilson, who was four years old at the time of the murder and witnessed the crime.
  • The case was reopened in 2019 and the killers' alibi fell apart when residents from the time were reinterviewed.
  • The trio will be sentenced on January 15 at the high court in Glasgow.
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