Emma Faulds murder trial hears body left in area you wouldn t normally walk through
Soil expert Professor Lorna Dawson CBE was giving evidence today at the High Court in Glasgow, writes Grant McCabe.
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Police in the Galloway Forest near where Emma Faulds body was discovered (Image: PA)
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Emma Faulds ‘murder’ trial: Soil found on boot of suspect ‘92% match’ with remote burial site, expert tells court
Grant McCabe
Updated: 11 May 2021, 17:08
SOIL found on the boot of the man accused of killing Emma Faulds was a 92 per cent match for the woodland area where her body was found.
Jurors at the High Court in Glasgow today heard how a top soil expert was asked to help during the probe into the 39-year-old s death.
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Soil found on the boots of the man accused of murdering Emma Faulds, above, was a 92% match for the woodland area where she was found
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image captionEmma Faulds was missing for six weeks before her body was found
Soil found on boots owned by murder accused Ross Willox was a 92% match for mud at the spot where Emma Faulds body was found, a court has heard.
Police focused their search for Ms Faulds in Glentrool Forest, Dumfriesshire, after a soil expert examined potential evidence.
This included Timberland boots owned by Mr Willox, 41, as well as two vehicles.
Mr Willox denies murdering Ms Faulds at his home in Monkton, South Ayrshire, on 28 April 2019.
The 39-year-old s remains were discovered in Glentrool on 12 June.
The High Court in Glasgow heard Prof Lorna Dawson was an expert adviser who had worked with police forces across the UK and in Australia.
Soil on boots of Emma Faulds murder accused similar to soil where body was found
Willox is accused of murdering Emma, 39, at his home in Fairfield Park, Monkton on April 28, 2019 and dumping her body.
Police in the Galloway Forest near where Emma Faulds body was discovered (Image: PA)
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