further aggravating factor is your use of two weapons, a brick and a knife, which you took to the scene. in addressing the on the application of schedule 21 i m urged to find that not only is paragraph three not engage but neither is paragraph four and he argues that the knife that you carried was not one which was taken to the scene in the technical sense intended to be conveyed by paragraph four but i reject the submission and i am sure that you took a knife with you to the building and that you intended when you were there to commit an offence of sexual assault and or have the knife available as a weapon, it is not disputed that you used the weapon in committing the murder of nikki allan. paragraph counter is therefore engaged and this finding is overtaken by my earlier conclusion that this is a murder of particular seriousness but the fact that a knife was taken, even a penknife, and it was used, represents a significant aggravating factor which i must take into account.
in the bottom 2% of the general population. i accept the content of the report prepared on your behalf by dr wood, a psychologist who describes your mild learning difficulties and a degree of intellectual impairment. however, i m unable to accept that the content of that report in any respect is relevant to the minimum term which i must impose. any intellectual difficulties which you have faced do not affect your culpability for this offence. you demonstrated right sufficient guile to lure away and you were quick to attempt to cover your tracks by inventing a false alibi which you go to the police. nor do i accept that your age is a relevant factor, mitigating in your favour, your age is a relevant factor, mitigating in yourfavour, at your age is a relevant factor, mitigating in your favour, at the time of this murder you were an aduu time of this murder you were an adult of 25 and you are not a child oran adult of 25 and you are not a child or an adolescent who knew no better. you are