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| Rapist murdered mother and girl | Rapist murdered mother and girl |
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| A convicted sex offender has admitted raping and murdering a 10-year-old girl and murdering her mother. | A convicted sex offender has admitted raping and murdering a 10-year-old girl and murdering her mother. |
| Thomas Smith, 26, lived next door to 43-year-old Diane Fallon and her daughter Holly in the Ayrshire village of Cronberry. | Thomas Smith, 26, lived next door to 43-year-old Diane Fallon and her daughter Holly in the Ayrshire village of Cronberry. |
| The pair disappeared from their home in March last year. Their bodies were discovered more than a week later following a massive search operation. | The pair disappeared from their home in March last year. Their bodies were discovered more than a week later following a massive search operation. |
| Smith pleaded guilty to the charges at the High Court in Glasgow. | Smith pleaded guilty to the charges at the High Court in Glasgow. |
| He will be sentenced later. | He will be sentenced later. |
| The court heard that Smith was on the sex offenders register after a sexual offence on another 10-year-old girl in Teeside in Northern England in 2006. | |
| Dianne and Holly Fallon were missing for 11 days before police discovered their bodies in a field in the Cumnock area. | Dianne and Holly Fallon were missing for 11 days before police discovered their bodies in a field in the Cumnock area. |
| The pair were last seen at their home on Saturday 28 March last year. | The pair were last seen at their home on Saturday 28 March last year. |
| Three days later Holly's school raised the alarm after she failed to turn up for classes. | Three days later Holly's school raised the alarm after she failed to turn up for classes. |
| The 10-year-old's teachers at St John's Primary, Cumnock, described her as a "happy, bright and able pupil, who was fondly regarded by everyone who knew her". | The 10-year-old's teachers at St John's Primary, Cumnock, described her as a "happy, bright and able pupil, who was fondly regarded by everyone who knew her". |