Caldwell murder trial told of final call she received before her death

last voice call received by Emma Caldwell was from a Turkish man named in the special defence of a man accused of her murder, a court has heard.

Iain Packer, 50, is on trial at the High Court in Glasgow accused of murdering Miss Caldwell, 27, on April 5, 2005, and faces 46 charges involving a number of women including rape as well as abduction and assault. He denies all the charges and has lodged special defences of incrimination, consent, defence of another and self-defence.

Evita O’malley, a higher analyst from Police Scotland, examined phone records, financial records, and cell data relating to the investigation.

Two numbers used by Packer were examined, a landline and a mobile, and three numbers for Miss Caldwell but only one was focused on, the court heard.

Advocate depute Richard

Goddard said: “You found no contact between these numbers and numbers used by Iain Packer?”

Ms O’malley agreed. The number used by Miss Caldwell last made an outgoing call on 9.59pm on

April 2, 2005.

The last voice call she received was from a Turkish man, named in Packer’s special defence, on April 4 2005 at 11.20pm, for one minute and 16 seconds, the court heard.

Ms O’malley said: “Her lack of outgoing contact could have been because she had no credit.”

The report said that between March 16 and May 8 2005, there were 1,509 cell connections registered to Packer.

Records showed Packer’s phone most frequently connected to a cell close to his home but secondly to Glasgow Green, the court heard.

Defending, Ronnie Renucthe ci KC said the report showed Packer routinely switched his phone off in the evening.

Mr Renucci said: “No contact was made between these numbers and any of the three numbers attributed to Emma Caldwell.

”There were no calls after a certain time. The various reasons for that were he could be asleep, it could be turned off or the phone could not be used.

“You record Packer’s phone was not heavily used in the evening/night time.”

The trial continues.

3 phone numbers used

by Emma Caldwell