Luke Mitchell won't say he's guilty of killing 14-year-old Jodi Jones but he doesn't have to because a jury did

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Luke Mitchell has been removed and donors will be refunded.Members of the public donated over £17,000 after a Channel 5 documentary purported to show Corinne Mitchell living in squalor with no electricity, water or a toilet.Corinne told "Murder in a Small Town" viewers she was living in a shed after she "lost everything" when her son was caged for murdering 14-year-old Jodi.The fundraiser was launched by supporters to help her "get back on her feet" but it emerged since filming she has been

Jodi Jones’ murder scene into a morbid “tourist attraction”.One mother - who was out walking with her kids - spotted people having a picnic at the spot where the 14-year-old was butchered in Easthouses, Midlothian, in 2003.The tragedy has generated renewed interest after the recent true crime doc, Murder in a Small Town.The news comes days after the Jodi’s sister insisted ‘the truth is incontrovertible’ following a surge in support for convicted murderer Luke Mitchell.The mum said: “On Sunday

pantomime where I’ve found myself cast as the villain of the piece.Cries of “boo!” have been resounding in my ears while I half expect someone to shout, “Oh no he isn’t” at me in the street.Standing up against the court of public opinion on the back of a very biased television documentary has seen all manners of slurs, vitriol and downright rudeness slung my way across all forms of social media, telephone calls and emails.Calls for my sacking, resignation and demands for apologies have been

Jodi Jones have described how a recent documentary about her death and killer has brought painful memories flooding back.The 14-year-old’s mutilated body was discovered on a woodland path near her Midlothian home in June 2003 just hours after she had gone to meet her boyfriend.Luke Mitchell, who had been in an inmate relationship with the schoolgirl for around three months, was eventually arrested and charged by officers investigating the savage killing.He was found guilty of murdering his

Grangemouth park.It was spotted on a small electricity building by a member of the public in Zetland Park, which is currently going through a £192,000 regeneration project.Yobs have targeted the area in recent weeks with a number of incident reported to police.This latest incident follows a Channel 5 documentary on the murder of teenager Jodi Jones, who's body was found near her home in Easthouses, Midlothian in 2003.Her boyfriend Luke Mitchell was jailed for a minimum of 20 years in 2005 for

Luke Mitchell.The Channel 5 show, Murder in a Small Town, examined whether Mitchell was the real killer and then claimed he was the victim of a miscarriage of justice.Mitchell has been in jail for 17 years after being convicted of the brutal slaying of 14-year-old Jodi near her home in Easthouses, Midlothian in 2003.

Channel 5 documentary which cast doubt on the conviction of Jodi Jones killer Luke Mitchell has thrown the 2003 murder back into the spotlight.Luke Mitchell was convicted of killing his then-girlfriend, 14, in 2005 following a trial at the High Court in Edinburgh.Yet in two-part series Murder in a Small Town, which aired on 24 and 25 February, Mitchell, now 32, insists he is innocent.But many - including senior police officers and Jodi’s family - are angry that the TV documentary failed to point

Lothian and Borders Police.There were no secret briefings about Mitchell to the media.Nobody was surprised when he was arrested and charged.

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direct to your inboxAn historic Northern Quarter pub has been targeted by vandals while closed in lockdown.Large sections of the distinctive green and grey tiled exterior of Gullivers on Oldham Street have been covered in graffiti.The 150-year-old pub is closed due to the pandemic.William Lees-Jones, managing director of JW Lees Brewery, tweeted: "As if pubs aren't having a tough enough time already - who would do this sort of thing?"Gullivers owner Jonny Booth said while the vandalism was