Connor Gibson denies sexually assaulting and murdering his sister Amber Niven last November.
Prosecutors say he did this with intent to rape his sister.
Mr Gibson - who also uses the name Niven - faces claims he got rid of clothes he had been wearing and called the children's home Amber was staying at to pretend she was still alive. He is alleged to have told police he last saw his sister after she walked off from an argument near a community centre in Hamilton on the day she died.Stephen Corrigan, 44, does not face the murder allegation, but is instead charged with breach of the peace and attempting to defeat the ends of justice.
It is claimed Mr Corrigan found Amber's body, but rather than alert police, he inappropriately touched her and then hid her remains under bushes and branches.Gibson's KC Tony Graham said his client denied all the charges.Related Topics
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