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Teenager faces fire death trial Teenager faces fire death trial
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A youth accused of murdering a 17-year-old girl by pouring petrol over her and setting it alight at a flat in Arbroath has gone on trial. A youth accused of murdering a 17-year-old girl by pouring petrol over her and setting it alight at a flat in Arbroath has admitted killing her.
Stewart Blackburn, 18, is alleged to have left Jessica McCagh so severely injured during the attack on 25 April that she later died.Stewart Blackburn, 18, is alleged to have left Jessica McCagh so severely injured during the attack on 25 April that she later died.
An offer by Mr Blackburn to plead guilty to the lesser charge of culpable homicide was rejected by the Crown.An offer by Mr Blackburn to plead guilty to the lesser charge of culpable homicide was rejected by the Crown.
The case is being heard at the High Court in Livingston. The murder trial is being heard at the High Court in Livingston.
Mr Blackburn also faces three other charges relating to the evening in April. The Crown alleges that Blackburn threw petrol on Ms McCagh and her bed and set fire to her.
He is accused of an earlier assault on Miss McCagh in two streets in Arbroath and of committing a breach of the peace by pointing an air rifle at two people. The alleged attack took place in a flat on Bloomfield Road, Arbroath, Angus, on 25 April. Ms McCagh died later that day in Ninewells Hospital, Dundee.
He also faces an allegation of being in possession of cannabis at the flat in Arbroath's Bloomfield Road. Police photographs
Blackburn is also charged with an earlier assault on Ms McCagh, committing a breach of the peace by pointing an air rifle at two men and pulling the trigger, and possession of cannabis.
Solicitor General Frank Mulholland QC, prosecuting, began proceedings by showing the jury photographs of the accused taken the day after the alleged attack.
The first witness, Det Cons Mark Stewart of Tayside Police, photographed the images to show any injuries on Blackburn's body.
The court heard that Blackburn had cuts and abrasions on his hands and legs. He also had bandages on the back of his left knee, which showed "reddening" on the skin.
The murder trial continues.