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| Alesha MacPhail murder: Aaron Campbell to appeal sentence | Alesha MacPhail murder: Aaron Campbell to appeal sentence |
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| The teenager who abducted, raped and murdered Alesha MacPhail has been granted an appeal against his sentence. | The teenager who abducted, raped and murdered Alesha MacPhail has been granted an appeal against his sentence. |
| Aaron Campbell was ordered to serve a minimum of 27 years of a life sentence for killing the six-year-old on the Isle of Bute on 2 July last year. | Aaron Campbell was ordered to serve a minimum of 27 years of a life sentence for killing the six-year-old on the Isle of Bute on 2 July last year. |
| During his trial, Campbell, who turns 17 in two days time, denied meeting Alesha, but before sentencing it emerged he had confessed. | During his trial, Campbell, who turns 17 in two days time, denied meeting Alesha, but before sentencing it emerged he had confessed. |
| The appeal will be heard in Edinburgh on 7 August. | |
| A spokesman for the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service said three judges would preside over the appeal. | A spokesman for the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service said three judges would preside over the appeal. |
| Alesha, from Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, was only a few days into her summer holiday when Campbell took her from her bed in the middle of the night. | Alesha, from Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, was only a few days into her summer holiday when Campbell took her from her bed in the middle of the night. |
| The child's body was found in the grounds of a former hotel the following morning. | The child's body was found in the grounds of a former hotel the following morning. |
| A post-mortem examination later revealed she had suffered 117 injuries. | A post-mortem examination later revealed she had suffered 117 injuries. |
| During his nine-day trial in February, Campbell lodged a special defence naming the 18-year-old girlfriend of Alesha's father as the killer. | During his nine-day trial in February, Campbell lodged a special defence naming the 18-year-old girlfriend of Alesha's father as the killer. |
| He also took the stand and told the jury his DNA must have been planted at the crime scene. | He also took the stand and told the jury his DNA must have been planted at the crime scene. |
| But the prosecution case, built on forensic evidence and CCTV provided by Campbell's mother, was overwhelming. | But the prosecution case, built on forensic evidence and CCTV provided by Campbell's mother, was overwhelming. |
| The jury at the High Court in Glasgow took three hours to unanimously convict the schoolboy. | The jury at the High Court in Glasgow took three hours to unanimously convict the schoolboy. |
| When he returned to the dock to be sentenced in March, the court heard Campbell had finally admitted the crime. | When he returned to the dock to be sentenced in March, the court heard Campbell had finally admitted the crime. |