Emma Caldwell murder accused told BBC journalist he 'wasn't violent'

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Iain Packer was being interviewed by the BBC's Samantha Poling for a documentary about Emma Caldwell's murder.

Emma Caldwell's body was found in a remote part of South Lanarkshire five weeks after she went missing

The court heard he was "unhappy" about media reporting about him three years earlier and wanted to "clear his name" of any alleged involvement in the killing. Ms Poling told prosecutor Richard Goddard KC: "He was adamant and repeated that he had never been there other than the occasion with the police."He stated at one stage: "I am not a violent person" and said violence "does not solve anything".Ronnie Renucci, defending, later questioned the journalist, who said she had been in contact with other women relevant to the case after the programmed aired.Ms Poling said: "I believe so.

 

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