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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. A 32-year-old man is facing a life sentence for the brutal murder of 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. She had been stabbed more than 60 times.The 15-year-old's body was found in a wooded area just off Great Western Road on Monday 21 March. She had been stabbed more than 60 times.
Paige was last seen alive two days earlier near Delicious Deli in the West Dunbartonshire town's Fleming Avenue.Paige was last seen alive two days earlier near Delicious Deli in the West Dunbartonshire town's Fleming Avenue.
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 next month.
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 court was shown CCTV footage of Leathem in the aftermath of the murder, running in and out of neighbouring shops.
She was seen near a row of shops on Fleming Avenue, where Delicious Deli was located. He is also seen carrying a bin bag and stowing it in the boot of his car.
The court heard that Paige had gone into the Deli to buy a roll before travelling to a hairdressers where she worked in Kirkintilloch, about 12 miles away. The court heard that after brutally murdering the schoolgirl, Leathem took his wife and baby daughter on an outing to Balmaha.
He also continued to serve customers at the deli in the days before his arrest.
CCTV evidence
Det Supt Duncan Sloan, who led the inquiry, said CCTV footage had been "vital" to catching Leathem.
"Officers painstakingly reviewed hours of footage which ultimately revealed that Paige walked into that shop but didn't leave," he said.
"This, coupled with extensive forensic examinations of the crime scenes helped to establish what happened to Paige and who was responsible.
"I am sure that the sheer weight of this evidence has led to the guilty plea at court today."
The detective added: "Our thoughts remain with Paige's family, whose vibrant, bright young daughter has been cruelly taken away from them at just 15 years of age.
"Paige's whole future lay ahead of her and her life has been brutally cut short by the vicious actions of one man."
The court was told that Paige, who was 4ft 8in, had left a friend's house in Clydebank on the morning that she was killed.
She had gone into the delicatessen, on Fleming Avenue, to buy a roll before travelling 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. She had been stabbed more than 60 times.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. She had been stabbed more than 60 times.
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 23 March and appeared in court three days later charged with Paige's murder.He was arrested on 23 March and appeared in court three days later charged with Paige's murder.
Leathem pleaded guilty to murdering Paige during an appearance at the High Court in Glasgow on Monday.
The court was shown CCTV footage of Leathem in the aftermath of the murder, running in and out of neighbouring shops and subsequently footage of him and his car.
He is also seen carrying a bin bag and stowing it in his boot.
The court heard that after brutally murdering the schoolgirl, Leathem took his wife and baby daughter on an outing to Balmaha.
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.