Jury told Emma Caldwell accused committed 'appalling' crimes

A jury has been told the man accused of murdering Emma Caldwell had committed "a litany of appalling offences against vulnerable young women".

"We have evidence from 25 women from all different backgrounds and walks of life, speaking to crimes of assault, indecent assault and rape, all committed by the same man over a period of 26 years," he said."The evidence tells us that Iain Packer is a sexually violent man and has been for most of his adult life."

Mr Goddard also alleged that Mr Packer had left Ms Caldwell at the time of her death, in a location which was "extraordinarily remote" from Glasgow city centre.Emma Caldwell's body was found in a remote part of South Lanarkshire five weeks after she went missing The prosecutor said 17 of the 25 women alleged to have been attacked by Iain Packer had been sex workers, and some had since died.

Mr Packer has denied strangling her with his hands and a cable, and disposing of her clothes and belongings to avoid arrest.

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