The father of Alesha MacPhail shouted 'f***ing scumbag' at the 16-year-old boy who raped and murdered his daughter as the killer was led to the cells after being found guilty this afternoon.
Six-year-old Alesha's body was found with 117 injuries in woods on the Isle of Bute last July, just hours after she was reported missing from the house her father shared with his parents on the island.
She had been staying there for part of the school holidays.
The 16-year-old boy, who cannot be named due to his age, had denied rape, murder and abduction at
Glasgow High Court. He blamed the horrific crime on Toni McLachlan, 18, the girlfriend of Alesha's father Robert MacPhail, 26.
But the jury took just three hours to find the teenager unanimously guilty today. The court will tomorrow discuss whether to lift the boy's anonymity.
Judge Lord Matthews told the boy he had committed some of the 'wickedest, most evil crimes this court has ever heard', as he deferred sentence for the 'barbaric' rape and murder until March 21.
The boy faces a sentence of unlimited detention. As he was led downstairs, one man in the public gallery shouted 'evil' and Mr MacPhail said 'f***ing scumbag'.
Alesha's emotional mother Georgina Lochrane (left) and father Robert MacPhail (right) outside Glasgow High Court today. Miss Lochrane said she will forever miss her 'wee pal'
A pair of jogging bottoms found on Rothesay beach by police during the search for Alesha MacPhail. DNA matching the murderer was recovered from the waistband
A knife found on Rothesay beach by police during the search for Alesha last July
Following the verdicts, Police Scotland described it as a 'barbaric murder', while Alesha's mother Georgina Lochrane, 24, said she will forever miss her 'wee pal'.
Lord Matthews told the teenager: 'I have no idea what made you do this but I do know that the evidence you did it was overwhelming.'
After the case, Miss Lochrane said: 'Words cannot express just how devastated I am to have lost my beautiful, happy, smiley wee girl. 'I am glad that the boy who did this has finally been brought to justice and that he will not be able to inflict the pain on another family that he has done to mine. Alesha, I love you so much, my wee pal. I will miss you forever.'
The MacPhail family said in a statement: 'We can't believe that we will never see our wee angel Alesha again. We miss her so much.
'We hope that the boy who took her from us is jailed for a long time because of what he has done to our family. Alesha may be gone from our lives but she will always be in our hearts.'
Pathologist John Williams told the court Alesha had 117 separate injuries, and a post-mortem examination he conducted indicated she had died from 'significant and forceful pressure to her neck and face'.
He agreed the injuries to her private parts were 'catastrophic' - more severe than any he had ever seen before - and were at least partially inflicted while she was still alive.
Alesha's emotional mother Georgina Lochrane (left) and father Robert MacPhail (right) outside Glasgow High Court today. Miss Lochrane said she will forever miss her 'wee pal'
A pair of jogging bottoms found on Rothesay beach by police during the search for Alesha MacPhail. DNA matching the murderer was recovered from the waistband
A knife found on Rothesay beach by police during the search for Alesha last JulyFollowing the verdicts, Police Scotland described it as a 'barbaric murder', while Alesha's mother Georgina Lochrane, 24, said she will forever miss her 'wee pal'.Lord Matthews told the teenager: 'I have no idea what made you do this but I do know that the evidence you did it was overwhelming.'After the case, Miss Lochrane said: 'Words cannot express just how devastated I am to have lost my beautiful, happy, smiley wee girl. 'I am glad that the boy who did this has finally been brought to justice and that he will not be able to inflict the pain on another family that he has done to mine. Alesha, I love you so much, my wee pal. I will miss you forever.'The MacPhail family said in a statement: 'We can't believe that we will never see our wee angel Alesha again. We miss her so much.'We hope that the boy who took her from us is jailed for a long time because of what he has done to our family. Alesha may be gone from our lives but she will always be in our hearts.'
Alesha (left) with Mr MacPhail (centre) and his girlfriend Toni Louise McLachlan (shown right)
Alesha's grandparents Angela King and Calum MacPhail arrive at Glasgow High Court todayPathologist John Williams told the court Alesha had 117 separate injuries, and a post-mortem examination he conducted indicated she had died from 'significant and forceful pressure to her neck and face'.He agreed the injuries to her private parts were 'catastrophic' - more severe than any he had ever seen before - and were at least partially inflicted while she was still alive.
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