Brother of tragic teen Amber Gibson found guilty of murdering and sexually assaulting her
dailyrecord.co.ukThe brother of tragic teenager Amber Gibson has been found guilty of murdering and sexually assaulting her following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow.Connor Gibson, 20, was convicted of attacking Amber in woodland in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, on November 26 2021 and strangling and sexually assaulting her with the intention of raping the 16-year-old.Gibson denied the charge but was found guilty after a 13-day trial at the High Court in Glasgow.Judge Lord Mulholland told him: “Your sister – the last person she saw was you strangling her.
It was depraved and you will pay a heavy price for that.”He told Gibson he faces a mandatory life sentence with the punishment part to be decided after considering the plea in mitigation on his behalf and a criminal justice social work report.Amber's body was found in a wooded area at Cadzow Glen.
She had been reported missing two days earlier.A murder investigation was launched and Gibson was later arrested and charged.The court heard Connor attacked his sister, removed her clothes and sexually assaulted her with the intention of raping her.He then inflicted blunt force trauma to her head and body and strangled her.The forensic pathologist who carried out the post-mortem examination on Amber’s body told the court she was found covered in mud and the cause of death was “compression of the neck”.Jurors also heard other forensic evidence that “widespread blood staining” on Gibson’s jacket was compatible with Amber and his DNA was also found on her shorts, worn as underwear, which had been “forcibly torn” off.The court heard Gibson, also known by the surname Niven, did not seem emotional as he spoke to his and Amber’s former foster father, Craig Niven, on the day Amber’s body was
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