mar 7, 2024 - Caldwell Inquiry

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An independent public inquiry into the police handling of the Emma Caldwell murder investigation has been confirmed by the Scottish government.

Last week Iain Packer, 51, was jailed for life after being found guilty of strangling the 27-year-old in 2005.

Packer was interviewed a month after her body was found but it took 19 years to bring him to justice.

Emma's family said they now hoped to create a legacy for her and other victims of sexual violence.

Emma Caldwell had become a sex worker to fund her heroin addiction when Packer drove her to remote woods, 40 miles from Glasgow, and killed her.

Last week he was found guilty of her murder and offences against a total of 22 women including 11 rapes was sentenced to serve at least 36 years in prison - the second longest sentence ever handed down by a Scottish court.

During the first investigation into Emma's murder, former detectives have revealed they were prevented from detaining Packer by senior officers who refused to treat him as a suspect, focusing instead on a group of four other men who were later cleared.

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