On 25 August 1996, Caroline Glachan, a fourteen-year-old Scottish girl, was found murdered in the River Leven in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland.

[7] Her partly submerged body was found in the River Leven, near Place of Bonhill in Renton the following day by a passer-by.

[8] She was found with extensive injuries to her scalp, face and neck sustained from blunt force trauma.

[10] A group of teenagers verbally abused her and repeatedly kicked and punched her on the head and body using a blunt instrument of some kind.

[14] A taxi driver who knew Caroline witnessed a hooded figure further down the street, walking about 30 yards behind her.

[23] The trial began at the High Court in Glasgow in November 2023, with the prosecution led by Senior Advocate Depute Alex Prentice.