Why did it take so long to convict Iain Packer of Emma Caldwell's murder? | Scotland
Police Scotland and Crown Office are accused of sitting on evidence while he continued on a path of sexual violence
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Police Scotland and Crown Office are accused of sitting on evidence while he continued on a path of sexual violence
He has been convicted of murdering sex worker Emma Caldwell in 2005.
BBC Journalist Samantha Poling confronted Iain Packer during on-camera interviews, which were later shown to the jury in court.
Margaret Caldwell said she felt like she couldn't breath since Emma's death. Iain Packer was found guilty of the 27-year-old's murder alongside other charges.
When justice finally came for the family of Emma Caldwell any relief must have been tempered by the agony of so much needless suffering - from a profoundly flawed police investigation.