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World's End murders: Man on trial over 1977 deaths | World's End murders: Man on trial over 1977 deaths |
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A jury has been shown photographs of the bodies of two teenagers found murdered in East Lothian 37 years ago. | A jury has been shown photographs of the bodies of two teenagers found murdered in East Lothian 37 years ago. |
Helen Scott and Christine Eadie were last seen at the World's End pub in Edinburgh in October 1977. | Helen Scott and Christine Eadie were last seen at the World's End pub in Edinburgh in October 1977. |
The jury at the High Court in Livingston was also shown where their bodies were later found. | |
Angus Sinclair, 69, denies murdering the 17-year-olds after raping and strangling them on 15 and 16 October, 1977. | |
He claims his late brother-in-law Gordon Hamilton committed the murders. | |
Retired police map maker Thomas Graveson told the court he had marked two sites in East Lothian where Ms Eadie and Ms Scott were found dead. | |
Map evidence | |
He said Ms Eadie was found in a field near Gosford House beside the A198 road leading from Gosford Sands. | |
Ms Scott was found in another field between the villages of Coates and Huntington. | |
However, under cross-examination by defence counsel Iain Duguid QC, Mr Graveson admitted that the maps were recent and showed what the area looked like today rather than in 1977. | |
Mr Sinclair is alleged to have forced the girls' pants into their mouths, bound their wrists and tied a ligature around their necks. | |
He denies inflicting blunt force injuries on Ms Eadie by repeatedly punching and kicking her on the body and biting her. | |
He also denies forcing Ms Scott to walk barefoot into a field, ripping the strap from her handbag, repeatedly punching and kicking her on the head and body and stamping on her head. | |
He also denies stealing clothing, footwear, jewellery and other personal effects from the teenagers in an attempt to pervert the course of justice. | |
Mr Sinclair, whose address was given as a prisoner at Glenochil prison, has lodged three special defences, of incrimination, consent and alibi. | |
The jury of nine men and six women have been told that the case is expected to last two to three weeks. | The jury of nine men and six women have been told that the case is expected to last two to three weeks. |