Caroline Glachan's mum in tears as she says daughter can finally rest in peace
14.12.2023 - 17:19
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
Caroline Glachan's mum held back tears as she said her daughter can finally rest in peace after her three killers were brought to justice.
The 14-year-old's body was discovered in the River Leven in 1996 on her mum's 40th birthday. For 27 years, her murder was unsolved.
At the High Court in Glasgow on Thursday, a jury convicted Robert O’Brien, 45, Donna Marie Brand, 44, and Andrew Kelly, also 44, of killing 14-year-old Caroline Glachan in 1996.
Her mum Margaret McKeich held back tears as she addressed the media outside of the court following the verdict.
Mrs McKeich said: "On behalf of Caroline's dad and myself and my family, this is a day we never thought we would... Caroline can rest in peace now.
"I'd like to say a big thanks to DI Stuart and his team and to all the police that worked on it over the years.
"I just don't know what to say. This is a day... This has been a great day, I just can't sum up how I feel.
"I'm sure her dad will feel the same. It will not bring her back, but at least we know that whoever is responsible is serving time for it, because for the past 25 years, they've lived their life, and they've had their Christmases and their birthdays, and our Caroline was in the ground.
"This is a great day."
During the 10 days of evidence, the jury heard Miss Glachan’s boyfriend O’Brien, plus Brand and Kelly had arranged to meet her on August 25 that year at a bridge near the towpath beside the River Leven, between Renton and Bonhill in West Dunbartonshire.
The trio shouted and swore at Miss Glachan and repeatedly punched and kicked her to the head and body.
The court also heard they threw bricks and other similar items at her, causing blunt force trauma to her head and body.
She was pushed or fell into undergrowth