Connor Gibson found guilty of sexually assaulting and murdering teenage sister Amber

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The 20-year-old is convicted of attacking his sister Amber in woodland in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire. The trial heard he removed her clothing, sexually assaulted her with the intention of raping her, inflicted blunt-force trauma to her head and body, and strangled her.

Gibson denied the charges but was found guilty after a 13-day trial at the High Court in Glasgow . Following the verdicts, Judge Lord Mulholland told Gibson: "Your sister - the last person she saw was you strangling her. It was depraved and you will pay a heavy price for that." An unrelated man who intimately touched Amber's body and left his DNA all over her after finding her dead - but didn't contact police - was also found guilty. Amber was reported missing on the evening of Friday 26 November and her body was discovered in Cadzow Glen on the morning of 28 November. Gibson was arrested three days later.

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Connor and Amber Gibson on the night of the murder. Pic: Crown Office

Connor and Amber Gibson. Pic: Crown Office

The statement added: "As a family, we all feel this could have been prevented. We now have one daughter buried in Larkhall Cemetery and another child in prison. We really miss Amber - life will never be the same."