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| Lynda Spence killer Colin Coats in conviction appeal | |
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| One of two men jailed for life for abducting, torturing and murdering businesswoman Lynda Spence is to appeal against his conviction and sentence. | |
| Colin Coats and Philip Wade, both 42, were convicted of killing the 27-year-old who was last seen in Glasgow in 2011. Her body has never been found. | Colin Coats and Philip Wade, both 42, were convicted of killing the 27-year-old who was last seen in Glasgow in 2011. Her body has never been found. |
| Coats was jailed for a minimum of 33 years. Wade was told he must serve 30 years. | Coats was jailed for a minimum of 33 years. Wade was told he must serve 30 years. |
| Coats has lodged papers at the Court of Appeal in Edinburgh. | Coats has lodged papers at the Court of Appeal in Edinburgh. |
| Throughout his trial, he denied murdering Ms Spence and claimed he was helping her escaped her creditors by giving her a safe haven. | Throughout his trial, he denied murdering Ms Spence and claimed he was helping her escaped her creditors by giving her a safe haven. |
| Horrific torture | Horrific torture |
| He claimed the last time he saw her she was alive and well. | He claimed the last time he saw her she was alive and well. |
| At the High Court in Glasgow in April, Coats was unanimously found guilty of the murder and subsequent clean-up. | At the High Court in Glasgow in April, Coats was unanimously found guilty of the murder and subsequent clean-up. |
| Wade was found guilty of the murder by majority verdict and unanimously guilty of the clean up. | Wade was found guilty of the murder by majority verdict and unanimously guilty of the clean up. |
| The trial heard that Ms Spence was held by the pair, who she had conned out of money, in the attic of an Ayrshire flat and tortured while tied to a chair for 13 days. | The trial heard that Ms Spence was held by the pair, who she had conned out of money, in the attic of an Ayrshire flat and tortured while tied to a chair for 13 days. |
| Her thumb and the tip of a finger were chopped off with garden loppers, her legs were smashed with a golf club and her hands burned with a steam iron. | Her thumb and the tip of a finger were chopped off with garden loppers, her legs were smashed with a golf club and her hands burned with a steam iron. |
| Coats then smothered her on 28 April 2011 before cutting off her head. | Coats then smothered her on 28 April 2011 before cutting off her head. |
| He and Wade then disposed of the body. Her remains have never been found. | He and Wade then disposed of the body. Her remains have never been found. |
| Judge Lord Pentland jailed both men for life and said that Coats was "a manipulative devious and cruel personality" and branded him "an extremely dangerous man". | Judge Lord Pentland jailed both men for life and said that Coats was "a manipulative devious and cruel personality" and branded him "an extremely dangerous man". |
| He described Coats as "the prime mover behind the abduction torture and murder of Ms Spence", which he described as a "a truly monstrous and barbaric crime". | He described Coats as "the prime mover behind the abduction torture and murder of Ms Spence", which he described as a "a truly monstrous and barbaric crime". |
| The judge said that both the killers were motivated by greed and revenge. | The judge said that both the killers were motivated by greed and revenge. |
| Two other men, David Parker and Paul Smith, were each jailed for 11 years for assaulting Ms Spence and holding her captive. | Two other men, David Parker and Paul Smith, were each jailed for 11 years for assaulting Ms Spence and holding her captive. |