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| Deli owner John Leathem admits murdering Paige Doherty | Deli owner John Leathem admits murdering Paige Doherty |
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| A 32-year-old man is facing a life sentence after he admitted murdering Clydebank teenager Paige Doherty. | |
| The 15-year-old's body was found in a wooded area just off Great Western Road on Monday 21 March. | The 15-year-old's body was found in a wooded area just off Great Western Road on Monday 21 March. |
| She was last seen alive two days earlier near a deli in the West Dunbartonshire town, before setting off for her part-time hairdressing job. | She was last seen alive two days earlier near a deli in the West Dunbartonshire town, before setting off for her part-time hairdressing job. |
| At the High Court in Glasgow, deli owner John Leathem admitted murdering Paige. He will be sentenced later. | At the High Court in Glasgow, deli owner John Leathem admitted murdering Paige. He will be sentenced later. |
| The schoolgirl, who was 4ft 8in, was last seen at about 08:15 on Saturday 19 March shortly after leaving a friend's house in Clydebank. | The schoolgirl, who was 4ft 8in, was last seen at about 08:15 on Saturday 19 March shortly after leaving a friend's house in Clydebank. |
| She was seen near a row of shops on Fleming Avenue, where Delicious Deli was located. | She was seen near a row of shops on Fleming Avenue, where Delicious Deli was located. |
| Paige had been due to to travel to a hairdressers where she worked in Kirkintilloch, about 12 miles away. | Paige had been due to to travel to a hairdressers where she worked in Kirkintilloch, about 12 miles away. |
| The alarm was raised later when she did not show up. | The alarm was raised later when she did not show up. |
| Missing posters were put up around the town and a dedicated Facebook page was set up to help find her. | Missing posters were put up around the town and a dedicated Facebook page was set up to help find her. |
| However, the teenager's body was found two days later in a wooded area just off Great Western Road, less than a mile from the deli. | However, the teenager's body was found two days later in a wooded area just off Great Western Road, less than a mile from the deli. |
| As police launched a murder inquiry, Paige's mother Pamela Munro wrote on Facebook: "We are absolutely devastated, as will many people who know her will be xxx." | As police launched a murder inquiry, Paige's mother Pamela Munro wrote on Facebook: "We are absolutely devastated, as will many people who know her will be xxx." |
| Within days of the inquiry beginning, officers had cordoned off the deli, along with a flat in the town's Brown Avenue where owner John Leathem lived. | Within days of the inquiry beginning, officers had cordoned off the deli, along with a flat in the town's Brown Avenue where owner John Leathem lived. |
| He was arrested on 24 March and appeared in court two days later charged with Paige's murder. | He was arrested on 24 March and appeared in court two days later charged with Paige's murder. |
| Leathem pleaded guilty to murdering Paige during an appearance at the High Court in Glasgow. | Leathem pleaded guilty to murdering Paige during an appearance at the High Court in Glasgow. |
| He faces a mandatory life term when he is sentenced at a later date. | He faces a mandatory life term when he is sentenced at a later date. |