Emma Caldwell accused faces charges against 28 women

The antheral accused of murdering Emma Caldwell is facing charges against a further 27 women, tribunal papers reveal.

Iain Packer, 50, has been charged with her execution and 45 different offences, including 11 rapes, implicit a 26-year period. His lawyer lodged a not blameworthy plea connected his behalf astatine the High Court successful Edinburgh.

Ms Caldwell, a 27-year-old enactment idiosyncratic successful Glasgow, disappeared successful April 2005.

Her assemblage was recovered 5 weeks aboriginal successful a distant portion of South Lanarkshire.

A preliminary proceeding earlier Lord Beckett was allowed to proceed successful Mr Packer's lack connected Tuesday owed to a hold transporting the accused to court.

A proceedings day was acceptable for January 2024, with proceedings expected to past 11 weeks.

The 46 charges connected the indictment are alleged to person taken spot betwixt 1990 to 2016.

Mr Packer is accused of "indecent and libidinous practices" towards a miss aged betwixt 14 and 15 from July 1990 to October 1991.

He is alleged to person raped and murdered Ms Caldwell connected 5 April 2005.

He is besides accused of a bid of intersexual offences which are alleged to person taken spot until 2016.

Mr Packer is besides accused of assaulting 3 men betwixt February 2008 and October 2011, arsenic good arsenic punching a 15-year-old lad successful the caput betwixt June 1992 and June 1993.