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| A 33-year-old man has been jailed for at least 25 years after being found guilty of murdering businesswoman Moira Jones in a Glasgow park. | |
| Slovakian Marek Harcar abducted and raped Ms Jones, 40, in Queen's Park on 28 May last year. | |
| He was also convicted of attempting to defeat the ends of justice by fleeing to Eastern Europe. | |
| Harcar was jailed for life and told he must serve a minimum of 25 years before he can be considered for parole. | |
| He had denied all the charges during a 19-day trial which took place at the High Court in Glasgow. | |
| The jury heard that on the night she died Ms Jones, who was originally from Staffordshire, had been out with her boyfriend. | The jury heard that on the night she died Ms Jones, who was originally from Staffordshire, had been out with her boyfriend. |
| It is thought she later returned to the Queen's Park area and parked her car just 100 yards from her flat. | It is thought she later returned to the Queen's Park area and parked her car just 100 yards from her flat. |
| CCTV footage played in court appeared to show two figures, one "leading" the other, heading towards the park. | CCTV footage played in court appeared to show two figures, one "leading" the other, heading towards the park. |
| CCTV shows killer on night of murder | CCTV shows killer on night of murder |
| The court heard that Harcar had moved to the south side of Glasgow from Liverpool just 10 days before the murder. | The court heard that Harcar had moved to the south side of Glasgow from Liverpool just 10 days before the murder. |
| On the night Ms Jones was attacked he had been drinking heavily and told his flatmate he was going "looking for a woman." | On the night Ms Jones was attacked he had been drinking heavily and told his flatmate he was going "looking for a woman." |
| Ms Jones' body was discovered the following morning by a park ranger. She had been punched, kicked and stamped upon, pinned against the ground and raped. | Ms Jones' body was discovered the following morning by a park ranger. She had been punched, kicked and stamped upon, pinned against the ground and raped. |
| The trial heard that days after the murder Harcar flew to the Czech Republic and then to Slovakia. | The trial heard that days after the murder Harcar flew to the Czech Republic and then to Slovakia. |
| The body of Moira Jones was found in Queen's Park in May 2008 | The body of Moira Jones was found in Queen's Park in May 2008 |
| He was detained by Slovakian police on 18 June and later extradited to Scotland. | |
| The court heard the blood stains on a black leather jacket Harcar was wearing when he was arrested matched Ms Jones' DNA profile. | The court heard the blood stains on a black leather jacket Harcar was wearing when he was arrested matched Ms Jones' DNA profile. |
| Semen matching Harcar's profile was also found on the businesswoman's body. | Semen matching Harcar's profile was also found on the businesswoman's body. |
| Harcar had denied raping and murdering Ms Jones. | Harcar had denied raping and murdering Ms Jones. |
| His defence counsel, Paul McBride QC, had tried to convince the jury that another man, convicted sex offender Jason Mulheron, had killed Ms Jones. | His defence counsel, Paul McBride QC, had tried to convince the jury that another man, convicted sex offender Jason Mulheron, had killed Ms Jones. |