Boy, 16, is accused of abducting six-year-old island girl Alesha before raping and suffocating her and dumping her naked body but blames a woman for the crime Body of Alesha MacPhail found in woodland on Isle of Bute on July 2 last year Boy aged 16 denies taking Alesha from her bed, assaulting and murdering her Girl's naked body was found in the grounds of former hotel at Port Bannatyne Discarded shorts, pants and a vest were discovered nearby, the court is told
By Mark Duell for MailOnline
Published: 14:16 GMT, 11 February 2019 | Updated: 23:04 GMT, 11 February 2019
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A teenage boy accused of raping and murdering a six-year-old girl on the Isle of Bute is blaming a woman for the crime.
The body of Alesha MacPhail was discovered in woodland on the island in the Firth of Clyde on July 2 last year.
A 16-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, denies taking her from her bed, assaulting and murdering her.
The jury at the High Court in Glasgow heard Alesha's naked body was found in the grounds of the former Kyles Hydropathic Hotel at Port Bannatyne.
