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The family of a sex worker who was murdered by a serial rapist have said that police have "blood on their hands" after failing to catch the killer in an initial investigation.
Officers admit that a 'lack of investigation until 2015 caused unnecessary distress to Emma's family'.
Iain Packer was on trial for murder over the death of Emma Caldwell, who was found in remote woodland in South Lanarkshire in 2005
The family of a murdered sex worker have said police have blood on their hands after a man was finally brought to justice despite earlier major investigation failings.
Iain Packer has been found guilty of murdering the 27-year-old in 2005 and a string of rapes in the years after.