Public walk out of murder trial after pictures of girl, six, are shown to jury

Family of tragic Alesha MacPhail walk out of court as harrowing photos of the six-year-old's naked body dumped in woodland are show at trial of boy, 16, who denies rape and murder Members of the public walked out of murder trial after seeing graphic photos They showed naked dead body of Alesha MacPhail, six, dumped in woodland Boy, 16, is accused of taking girl from her bed and raping and murdering her She was found dead on the Isle of Bute, Scotland, on July 2 last year

By Joseph Curtis For Mailonline

Published: 12:43 GMT, 12 February 2019 | Updated: 12:46 GMT, 12 February 2019

The body of Alesha MacPhail, six, pictured, was found in woodland on the Isle of Bute in July last year

The body of Alesha MacPhail, six, pictured, was found in woodland on the Isle of Bute in July last year

The family of a six-year-old girl have walked out of a murder trial today after harrowing photos of her dead body were shown to a jury.

Alesha MacPhail was found naked and dumped in woodland near a house where she was staying on the Isle of Bute in Scotland last July.

A 16-year-old boy, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, denies taking her from her bed, raping and murdering her and is on trial at Glasgow High Court.

Members of the jury were shown the horrific pictures today as the trial opened and Alesha's family walked out shortly before they were revealed.  

Photographic evidence also showed a kitchen knife and

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