Man arrested in connection with Emma Caldwell murder
A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of 27 year-old Emma Caldwell, in 2005.
Last updated 24th Feb 2022
A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of Emma Caldwell, in 2005.
The 27-year-old was working as a sex worker in Glasgow when she disappeared in April 2005.
Her body was found in woods at Roberton, near Biggar, on May 8 2005.
Senior Investigating Officer, Detective Superintendent Graeme Mackie, said: "Police Scotland officers have undertaken a significant amount of work re-investigating all the circumstances surrounding Emma’s death following instruction from the Lord Advocate in 2015.
"This is a complex and challenging investigation and I would like to thank everyone involved for their efforts in getting us to this point of a man being arrested earlier today.
“Emma’s family, in particular her mother Margaret, have shown incredible resilience and determination since her death in 2005 and I would like to pay tribute to that today.
“We have remained in close contact with them during this investigation and officers have updated Margaret on this significant development.
“The investigation into Emma’s death continues and I would urge anyone with information, no matter how small or insignificant they might think it is, to please come forward and speak to us.
“As legal proceedings are now live we are unable to comment further.”
Aamer Anwar is Emma's family solicitor and said: “I can advise that at 11am today Margaret Caldwell and myself met with Crown Counsel and the Senior Investigating Officer, Detective Superintendent Graeme Mackie.
"Margaret was advised that a 49-year-old man had been arrested this morning in connection with the murder of her daughter Emma Caldwell in 2005 and that this male remains in custody.
"This arrest takes place after significant enquiries by detectives from Police Scotland’s Major Investigation Team and the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service.
"Margaret and her family are truly grateful to the detectives at Police Scotland and the Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain’s team who have worked tirelessly in reinvestigating the murder of Emma since we met with the then Lord Advocate in 2015.
"I also wish to pay tribute to Margaret Caldwell, a mother who through the love of a child has never given up in her struggle for justice.
"The investigation into Emma’s death continues and her family would urge anyone with information, no matter how insignificant they might think it is, to please come forward and speak to Police Scotland.
I would ask that Margaret’s privacy and that of her family is respected. As proceedings are now live it would be inappropriate to comment further other than to state that nothing should be done to interfere with the administration of justice.”
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