Life Sentences for Killers in 1996 Caroline Glachan Murder Case

Justice served after 27 years as key evidence from a young witness leads to conviction.

Robert O'Brien and Andrew Kelly have been sentenced to life in prison for the 1996 murder of 14-year-old Caroline Glachan, with minimum terms of 22 and 18 years respectively.
Caroline's mother, Margaret McKeitch, expressed relief and satisfaction with the sentencing, stating that justice has been served for her daughter.
The case was reopened in 2019, leading to the discrediting of the killers' alibis and their subsequent conviction.
Evidence from a four-year-old witness at the time of the murder, initially dismissed but later corroborated, was crucial in securing the convictions.
Donna Marie Brand, also convicted for the murder, was unfit to attend court and will be sentenced in March.