Andrew Innes found guilty of murdering Bennylyn Burke and two-year-old daughter before burying them underneath kitchen floor
It comes after a jury was told by the trial judge that it must find Innes guilty of murdering two mother and daughter.Lord Beckett told the jury at the High Court in Edinburgh that these could no longer be upheld after the evidence of Dr Gordan Cowan as to the accused's mental state.The judge said there was insufficient evidence to support Innes' evidence that medication caused him to suffer "steroid-induced psychosis".
He was also convicted of sexually abusing the toddler and raping another child at his Dundee home between February 20 and March 5 2021. When asked where Ms Burke was during his arrest, Innes told PC Gavin Burns "She's under the kitchen floor."Regarding Ms Burke's toddler, he told Dc Hardie: "Under the floor with mum. I couldn't look after a child. The child was screaming."
Bennylyn and Jellica Burke's family have made a statement through the Scottish prosecution service's Victim Information and Advice service.Read More:
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