Man who sexually assaulted his sister before murdering her in 'truly evil' attack jailed for life
04.09.2023 - 12:59
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A man who murdered and sexually assaulted his teenage sister has been jailed for life. Connor Gibson, 21, attacked his sister, Amber Gibson, in woodland in Hamilton, Scotland, in November 2021.
Connor Gibson, who was 19 at the time of the attack was found guilty of removing his 16-year-old sister's clothes, sexually assaulting with the intention of raping her, inflicting blunt force trauma to her head and body, and strangling her.
His trial was held at the High Court in Glasgow on Monday (September 4) and Gibson was handed a life sentence and was ordered to spend a minimum of 22 years behind bars before he can be considered for parole.
Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features.
Sentencing Gibson, judge Lord Mulholland said: “She was looking forward to seeing you, she even posted a selfie on Snapchat.
“The person she saw last was you, sexually assaulting her with the intent to rape her, breaking her nose and strangling the life out of her.
“What you did was truly evil. Science told the world what you had done to Amber.”
Amber was reported missing on the evening of November 26 and her body was discovered in Cadzow Glen in Hamilton two days later on November 28 at 10.10am.
Stephen Corrigan, 45, was found guilty of attempting to defeat the ends of justice and breach of the peace by intimately touching and concealing Amber’s body after discovering her at some point in the following two days, instead of contacting the emergency services. He was jailed for nine years.
Following Gibson’s conviction, Judge Lord Mulholland described the crime, which happened in woodland in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, on November 26 2021 as “depraved”.
Gibson was arrested three days later,