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Ruth Suter

Alesha MacPhail's mum speaks of 'five horrible, heartbreaking years' since murder

The mum of murdered Alesha MacPhail has posted a heartbreaking message on the fifth anniversary of her death.

Georgina Lochrane says her little girl should have been preparing to start high school this summer, and remembers her "beautiful girl" in the emotional statement on charity page Alesha's Beaming Smile.

Alesha, from Airdrie, was just six years old when was killed at the hands of teenager Aaron Campbell while visiting her dad and her grandparents on the Isle of Bute. He was later convicted of abducting her from her bed, then raping and murdering her and sentenced to a minimum of 24 years in prison.

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