Man, 43, seems in court docket charged with making an attempt to pervert the course of justice over the demise of 16-year-old woman who was ‘sexually assaulted’ earlier than her demise

  • Stephen Corrigan appeared in personal through video hyperlink at Hamilton Sheriff Court docket
  • The 43-year-old is charged with making an attempt to pervert the course of justice
  • It comes following demise of Amber Gibson, whose physique was present in November
  • {The teenager} had vanished from her residence in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, days earlier
  • Brother, Connor Gibson, is charged with sexually assaulting and murdering her










A person has at present appeared in court docket charged in reference to the demise of tragic Scottish teen Amber Gibson.

Stephen Corrigan, 43, appeared in personal through video hyperlink at Hamilton Sheriff Court docket charged with making an attempt to pervert the course of justice.

Corrigan, of Blantyre, Lanarkshire, made no plea and was dedicated for trial by Sheriff Andrew McIntyre. He was remanded in custody.

It comes following the demise of 16-year-old Amber, who vanished from her residence in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, in November final yr.

{The teenager}’s physique was found close to woodland within the city days in a while Sunday morning, November 28.

Her brother, Connor Gibson, was arrested. Gibson, also referred to as Niven, appeared in court docket final month charged with sexually assaulting and murdering her.

The 19-year-old, of Hamilton, additionally faces a cost of making an attempt to pervert the course of justice. 

Amber Gibson (pictured), 16, was discovered dead in Cadzow Glen in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, last month

Amber Gibson (pictured), 16, was found useless in Cadzow Glen in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, final month

Amber had vanished from the Hillhouse area of Hamilton days earlier and had sparked a huge missing person hunt before her body was found days later in woodland on Sunday morning, November 28

Amber had vanished from the Hillhouse space of Hamilton days earlier and had sparked an enormous lacking individual hunt earlier than her physique was discovered days later in woodland on Sunday morning, November 28 

Earlier this month Amber’s devastated household shared poignant messages on social media on what would have been her seventeenth birthday.

One relative stated: ‘Joyful heavenly seventeenth birthday beautiful woman, love you.’

And a pal wrote: ‘Joyful birthday angel.’

Amber vanished from the Hillhouse space of Hamilton earlier than her physique was discovered days later in woodland on November 28.

Detectives stated her household had been left ‘heartbroken’ by her demise.

Dozens of flowers, balloons and candles have been positioned below a bridge near the place her physique was found.

The shrine was found torched after yobs set fireplace to a wheelie bin close by inflicting the flames to unfold.

Her pals held a balloon launch for her in close by Chatelherault Nation Park to honour her reminiscence.

Dozens of flowers, balloons and candles have all been placed under a bridge close to where her body was discovered

Dozens of flowers, balloons and candles have all been positioned below a bridge near the place her physique was found 

Police Scotland officers face a probe by a watchdog over their dealing with of Amber’s disappearance within the lead-up to her demise.

The Crown Workplace instructed the Police Investigations and Overview Commissioner (PIRC) to look at efforts made by officers to hint {the teenager} who was discovered useless round 200 yards from the place she was final seen on Cadzow Road in Hamilton.

PIRC will later hand over their findings to prosecutors.

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