Jury told 'no evidence links' between Emma Caldwell and murder accused on night she vanished

dailyrecord.co.uk:

Defence lawyers told jurors that there is not “one piece” of evidence linking Emma Caldwell and Iain Packer on the night she went missing in her murder trial.

Packer, 51, is on trial at the High Court in Glasgow, accused of murdering Miss Caldwell, 27, who vanished in Glasgow on April 4, 2005.

Her body was found in Limefield Woods, near Roberton, South Lanarkshire, the following month. He faces a total of 36 charges involving offences against 25 women, all of which he denies.

Defending, Ronnie Renucci KC told jurors on Wednesday that Packer is “prepared to accept responsibility for his actions” and is “not trying to hide the fact” he went to Limefield Woods with sex workers.Mr Renucci asked jurors: “If Iain Packer was responsible for her death, was he really going to be so stupid as to dump her body there and leave it to be found?”He said there was no phone communication between Packer and Miss Caldwell on April 4, 2005.