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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 been jailed for a minimum of 32 years for 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 Diane Fallon, 43, and her daughter Holly in Cronberry in Ayrshire.
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 killed the pair in March last year then hid their bodies.
Smith pleaded guilty to the charges at the High Court in Glasgow. Judge Lord Turnbull told him: "You have set a benchmark of depravity below which it is difficult to imagine any other human being sinking."
He will be sentenced later. Passing a life sentence, he said Smith would have to serve at least 32 years in prison before he could apply for parole.
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. The High Court in Glasgow 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. Diane and Holly Fallon were missing for 11 days before police discovered their bodies after a massive search operation.
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".