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| Rapist murdered mother and girl | Rapist murdered mother and girl |
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| 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. | 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 Diane Fallon, 43, and her daughter Holly in Cronberry in Ayrshire. | Thomas Smith, 26, lived next door to Diane Fallon, 43, and her daughter Holly in Cronberry in Ayrshire. |
| Smith killed the pair in March last year then hid their bodies. | Smith killed the pair in March last year then hid their bodies. |
| Judge Lord Turnbull told him: "You have set a benchmark of depravity below which it is difficult to imagine any other human being sinking." | Judge Lord Turnbull told him: "You have set a benchmark of depravity below which it is difficult to imagine any other human being sinking." |
| Passing a life sentence, he said Smith would have to serve at least 32 years in prison before he could apply for parole. | Passing a life sentence, he said Smith would have to serve at least 32 years in prison before he could apply for parole. |
| 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 Teesside in northern England in 2006. | |
| Diane and Holly Fallon were missing for 11 days before police discovered their bodies after a massive search operation. | 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". |