A man has admitted murdering a 15-year-old schoolgirl whose body was found in bushes by a roadside two days after she went missing.
Paige Doherty went missing from Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, on the morning of 19 March when she failed to arrive at her weekend hairdressing job in Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire, about 12 miles away.
John Leathem, 32, pleaded guilty to murder during an appearance at the high court in Glasgow on Monday.
Paige’s disappearance sparked intense police activity in the areas where she was last seen and where her body was eventually found.
Specialist forensic officers narrowed down their search to the Delicious Deli in Clydebank’s Fleming Avenue, the premises where the teenager was last spotted after leaving a friend’s house.
Paige Doherty. Photograph: Police Scotland/PA
Paige’s body was found on 21 March in a wooded area behind a path off Great Western Road, a busy route connecting Clydebank and Glasgow.
Shop owner Leathem was arrested three days later over the killing.
In a statement released at the time, Paige’s mother, Pamela Munro, said: “We are absolutely devastated that we have lost our beautiful little girl.”
Hundreds of people, many carrying pink balloons, turned out at a park to remember the popular teenager shortly after her body was found.
The landmark Titan Crane in Clydebank was lit up in pink one evening in memory of the teenager and as a gesture of support for everyone affected by the crime.
Following Paige’s death, Scotland’s first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, was among those who showed support to the family by posting pictures of themselves pouting with the hashtag #PoutforPaige.
Two fundraising pages to help the family meet funeral costs and other expenses collected thousands of pounds within days of being set up.
Paige’s mother told the 600 mourners at the funeral at St Margaret’s church, Clydebank, to turn their anger at her death into cherishing the memory of her “beautiful smiling girl” and her “infectious personality”.
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Man admits murdering schoolgirl Paige Doherty in Clydebank
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