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| Man jailed for schoolgirl murder | Man jailed for schoolgirl murder |
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| A 20-year-old man has been given a life sentence for stabbing a 17-year-old schoolgirl to death in front of her friends in an Ayrshire street. | A 20-year-old man has been given a life sentence for stabbing a 17-year-old schoolgirl to death in front of her friends in an Ayrshire street. |
| John Wilson had admitted murdering his former girlfriend, Michelle Stewart, in Drongan last November. | John Wilson had admitted murdering his former girlfriend, Michelle Stewart, in Drongan last November. |
| He was told he must spend at least 12 years in prison before he can be considered for parole. | He was told he must spend at least 12 years in prison before he can be considered for parole. |
| At the High Court in Glasgow, the judge, Lord Brailsford, said Wilson had shown little remorse. | At the High Court in Glasgow, the judge, Lord Brailsford, said Wilson had shown little remorse. |
| Ms Stewart's father David said the justice system had "completely let down Michelle". | |
| He said: "The family is totally disappointed. He stabbed my daughter 10 times, 12 years is not enough for pre-meditated murder." | |
| The court had earlier heard that Ms Stewart, who was disabled and had difficulty walking, had broken up with Wilson six weeks before he attacked her. | |
| On the evening of the fatal assault on 14 November, she had been strolling arm-in-arm with two friends in Drongan. | |
| When Wilson, from Prestwick, approached her and asked to talk, the schoolgirl continued walking and ignored him. | |
| A short time later he pulled her away from her friends and began hitting her on the back and chest. | |
| Eight witnesses | |
| When Wilson ran off after the attack, Ms Stewart grabbed hold of a friend and said: "He stabbed me." | |
| The court was told that at least eight people witnessed the incident. | |
| In the immediate aftermath, Ms Stewart's mother and brother, who is a nurse, arrived on the scene. | |
| She later died in Ayr Hospital, from a stab wound to the chest. |