Ayrshire Murders

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In October 1989, one year after Thorne’s murder, McFadyen, Blanco, Collins, Currie and Mitchell all stood trial in Glasgow. More than 27 years behind bars have not been kind to him. Now 47, he looked haggard and stooped as his prison escort led him from a van to his mum’s last resting place. We will have a continued police presence in the area and anyone with any concerns can approach these officers. McFadyen, Blanco and Collins were convicted of murder. All received life sentences. Currie got a not proven after Donald Findlay QC argued that Thorne was dead by the time that he fired the fourth shot. The murders of Emma Faulds, Kirsty and Nicole show relationships with the men may not necessarily be romantic or sexual for them to end in tragedy. Read More Related Articles

She said: “They’re at higher risk of serious harm or murder 18 months after they leave an abusive relationship. We didn’t have a weapon or any of the drugs. We also didn’t know the real name of the girl who had been with Thorne. Crucially we didn’t have a body. One of the accused, Mitchell, turned informer. Charges were dropped and he testified against his associates.

Incredibly, both of their killers were convicted within hours of each other on the same day – Tuesday, May 25.

The question remains, however, as to what communities and society can do to prevent more women dying at the hands of men. A dedicated link has been set up for any members of the public who may have information, you can find it here. Read next: We have a dedicated team of officers working on this investigation and extensive enquiries are ongoing at this time. Karen, of EAWA, said: “We offer training to local agencies and organisations to help them understand domestic abuse and how to respond to it safely.She had pinned her hopes on the evidence of two new witnesses who claimed to have seen Kay on the night The court heard how Meikleham and Parker planned to murder Mr Aitken, of Manse Road, Aberfoyle, Perthshire, over a drug deal which went wrong. HANDCUFFED to a prison guard, a double murderer weeps at the graveside of the mother who never believed he could be guilty. DCI Sharp added: "I am keen to speak to anyone with any private CCTV, dashcam, doorbell or any other footage that they think would assist the enquiry.

SAWA’s programme started with training those within the hair and beauty industry to spot the signs of domestic abuse and safely signpost. We have a dedicated team of officers working on this investigation and extensive enquiries are ongoing at this time."

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A jury at the High Court in Ayr decided, by a 13-2 majority, that Cameron had murdered Nancy. They also convicted him of murdering Kay, by a majority of nine to six.

When that law came out and people started to learn more, we definitely had an increase in the number of referrals we received from women who weren’t experiencing physical abuse but were experiencing other forms of abuse.” Read More Related Articles Now Women’s Aid branches in East and South Ayrshire have come together to urge those experiencing a domestic abusive relationship or friendship to seek help – and for others to recognise the signs to potentially save a life. But then there’s stalking behaviour afterwards which can eventually lead to a woman’s murder, which is really sad.” Chief Inspector Sharp also issued a message of reassurance to the stunned community as he insisted officers were doing all they could to hunt down the killer.A post mortem examination will take place in due course to establish the exact cause of death, however meantime the death is being treated as unexplained.