Suspect: I lied to cops that I did not know her

Packer continued sex act despite being told to stop and took girls near horror find spot, jury told

- GRANT MCCABE

THE Emma Caldwell murder suspect admitted to police he had sex with her despite her telling him to stop, a court was told.

Iain Packer also confessed he had earlier lied to detectives about not knowing prostitute Emma.

The 51-year-old said he had driven other sex workers outside of Glasgow to a quiet area in South Lanarkshire.

He denies 46 charges involving multiple women and including the murder of 27-year-old Emma at Limefield Woods in Biggar, Lanarkshire, on April 5, 2005.

The trial at the High Court in Glasgow previously heard Packer told police weeks after Emma's body was found that he had never picked her up in the past.

Jurors yesterday heard he gave a further statement in August 2006.

In it, Packer said: "I have been asked if I have any information in relation to the Emma Caldwell inquiry.

"In my previous statement, I have told police I did not know her.

"That is a lie. I did know her. I have been with her 10 or 11 times... maybe more, maybe less."

Packer said the first time was about two years earlier. He described her as "quite pretty".