Boy, 16, found guilty of raping and murdering six-year-old Alesha MacPhail

Boy, 16, found guilty of raping and murdering six-year-old Alesha MacPhail

The mother of Alesha MacPhail has spoken of her pain at losing her "smiley wee girl" after a teenager was found guilty of raping and murdering the six-year-old. The 16-year-old boy, who cannot named because of his age, abducted Alesha at knifepoint from her bedroom at her grandparents' home on the Isle of Bute.