Aaron Strachan, 21, is sentenced to life in prison for the abduction and rape of a 15-year-old girl in Edinburgh. Multiple outlets report that on 25 May last year he stalks the girl and follows her through the city centre. He approaches her while she is waiting at a bus stop, and he then forcibly leads or abducts her, with accounts stating the abduction happens at knifepoint. The girl is taken to a basement where she is raped.
BBC News and the other reports state that Strachan is told he may never be released from prison, and that the sentence is life imprisonment. Several outlets also describe that during a separate court process earlier this year, he escapes while being led from the Court of Session to a prison van after a hearing in January, prompting a police search. One report refers to CCTV footage showing him following the victim before the abduction.
All sources consistently describe the incident as involving stalking, abduction from Edinburgh city centre, and rape in a basement, followed by Strachan’s later imprisonment and earlier escape from court custody.
