Iain Packer denies killing the 27-year-old as well as more than 30 other charges against multiple women.
Emma Caldwell's body was found in a remote part of South Lanarkshire five weeks after she went missingIain Packer denies strangling the 27-year-old in April 2005 and concealing her body in remote woodland in South Lanarkshire.The judge has directed the jury to find him guilty on one indecent assault charge involving Ms Caldwell.
That charge relates to an incident in Glasgow in August 2004, eight months before the death of Ms Caldwell who was a sex worker in the city.In a police statement Mr Packer said he went with her behind billboards having agreed payment for a sex act but continued after she became upset and tried to break away from him.
During cross examination at the trial, he said he was ashamed of his actions and agreed that they were "criminal".In his directions to the jury, the judge Lord Beckett said evidence from several witnesses, including Iain Packer himself, meant he should be convicted on that charge. Emma Caldwell's naked body was found by a dog walker in Limefield woods near Biggar in South Lanarkshire five weeks after she was last seen on 5 April 2005.
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