Teenager Who Murdered Six-Year-Old Alesha MacPhail Identified As Aaron Campbell
On Thursday a jury at the High Court in Glasgow took three hours to find the boy guilty unanimously, following a nine-day trial.
The schoolgirl’s family have spoken of their heartbreak at losing Alesha.
Her mother Georgina Lochrane, said: “Words cannot express just how devastated I am to have lost my beautiful, happy, smiley wee girl.
“I am glad that the boy who did this has finally been brought to justice and that he will not be able to inflict the pain on another family that he has done to mine.
“Alesha, I love you so much, my wee pal. I will miss you forever.”
The MacPhail family said: “We can’t believe that we will never see our wee angel Alesha again. We miss her so much.
“We hope that the boy who took her from us is jailed for a long time because of what he has done to our family.
“Alesha may be gone from our lives but she will always be in our hearts.”
Campbell will be sentenced separately on 21 March.