'Kind neighbour' raped and murdered girl, 10, and her mum with PlayStation cable

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'Kind neighbour' raped and murdered girl, 10, and her mum with PlayStation cable
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Thomas Smith is now serving a jail sentence after choking Diane Fallon and her daughter Holly with a PlayStation cable at his home in Cronberry, Ayrshire, Scotland

Perched on the sofa at her home, Diane Fallon smiles joyfully as she watches her 10-year-old daughter Holly play with neighbour Thomas Smith.And, Thursday marked 10 years to the day, both Diane and her daughter were murdered by the former soldier after a warped reign of torture that shocked the nation.Smith, then 26, befriended Diane, 43, and her 10-year-old daughter in Cronberry, Ayrshire, Scotland, after he moved in downstairs.

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