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Later that year he applied to take his case to the UK Supreme Court, but in November that too was rejected on the basis that it had been dealt with at the appeal court in Edinburgh. It was found that his human rights had been breached but he was not the victim of a miscarriage of justice, and that his case would not be referred to the High Court. In it was announced that Mitchell would be taking his case to the European Court of Human Rights, but as far as we have found that has not happened and there have been no further appeals.

When it aired, they told Scottish press that they were outraged and would not be watching it. As we said before there the case was based entirely on circumstantial evidence. But, in a kitchen knife with a six-inch blade was discovered buried on some wasteland in the nearby town of Dalkeith with the name Luke carved into the handle.

The knife was tested for DNA but the results proved inconclusive. But unlike England, Scottish schools let out for the summer holidays in late June and go back in mid-August rather than finishing in late July and going back in early September.

On the night by July 1, Alesha MacPhail was put to bed by her grandparents as usual, but when they awoke the next morning, Alesha was gone. Campbell was apprehended two days later on July 4, , and the trial began in January Campbell was found guilty in February after the jury deliberated for just three hours, and he was sentenced to 27 years in prison. In September his appeals team successfully argued that their client had been given a sentence which was unnecessarily excessive for raping and killing a six-year-old child.

Part of their argument was based on the fact that Luke Mitchell had been sentenced to a minimum term of 20 years for a murder he committed when he too was However, it is worth noting that Mitchell was 14 when he murdered Jodi whereas Campbell was 16 when he abducted, sexually assaulted and murdered Alesha.

This is obviously not in defence of Mitchell at all, but the slightly younger age may have played a part in his shorter sentence even though neither Mitchell nor Campbell were legally adults. Murder of Jodi Jones Wiki. Murderpedia — Luke Mitchell. Man who changed Scots legal system Peter Cadder free. Want to hear about all our latest updates first? Sign up for our mailing list and get all the info. Prev Previous. Next Next. Jodi Jones. Luke Mitchell. Tree with carved initials. Mitchell had so far lodged four appeals, all of which have been denied.

Cadder was granted a retrial but the case collapsed, and he was released in There have been other developments in the case over the years. Share on facebook.

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In the days after the murder, forensic teams removed more than pieces of evidence from the scene, including hair, saliva, semen and blood - none of it belonged to Luke. They found no traces of blood on any door handles, taps or clothes. But Scott Forbes tells the documentary that another local man, named as Mark Kane, turned up at his Edinburgh home the night after the murder with three deep scratches down his face.

He told his friend he had been in the woods where Jodi was found, taking drugs the day before, and "fell in a bush". One was said to have hacked his long hair off with a pair of scissors in the days after and took five days to come forward to police to admit they had been in the area.

Speaking from prison, he says: "I requested to go to the toilet and I was stood at the urinal with two adult males shouting at me that I was just to confess. Corinne claims they were determined to pin the murder on Luke because of pressure from Dalkeith locals. They had a year-old child with no knowledge of the system and no experience of handling police.

We are satisfied that we do not need to trace any other individuals in connection with this investigation. Ten months after the murder, Luke was arrested and, in January , he was convicted of murder and sentenced to 20 years. The jury took five hours to reach a guilty verdict - leaving Corinne and the family shocked and devastated.

His face was deathly white, and his lips were blue. Jodi's family believe Luke is guilty of the murder and, in a statement after the conviction, said: "The family has had to bare its soul to ensure that justice could prevail.

Speaking in , Karen Van Nuil said he grabbed her from behind and forced a penknife to her throat after smoking cannabis. With the other cadets enjoying a snack break outside the hut, Mitchell is said to have grabbed Ms Van Nuil from behind, turned her round and forced a penknife to her throat. She said: "There's not one part of me that thinks he isn't guilty. Because of the way he was with me that day, I don't have a doubt in my mind at all.

It definitely was him. I'm tiny and I'm sure Jodi was the same. I had no power to fight back.