Age: 58 (72 after sentence)
Sex: female
Crime: murder
Date Of Sentence: 14 Jun 2019 (for 14 years)
End Of Full Sentence: 14 Jun 2033
Place: Inverkip
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Edward Cairney and Avril Jones were convicted of the murder of Margaret Fleming 19.
Margaret Fleming went missing on 17 December 1999 and her body haas never been found.
They were arrested for her murder in 2018 and convicted on 14 June 2019.
After she went missing and October 2016 when she was reported missing they claimed £182,000 in benefits in Margaret Fleming's name.
On 7 March 2022 they were ordered to pay back £27,820.98 following a proceeds of crime action. Avril Jones was ordered to pay £3,473 and Edward Cairney £24,347.98.
Edward Cairney was sentenced to fourteen years but died in HMP Edinburgh on Sunday 15 October 2023.
