Man stole donations from Lockerbie bombing memorial

Graeme Little was found guilty at Dumfries Sheriff Court

A man has been found guilty of stealing donations from a remembrance room dedicated to the victims of the Lockerbie bombing.

Graeme Little, 59, from Lockerbie, had denied taking the cash from the donations box in the memorial room adjacent to Tundergarth Church in August last year.

At Dumfries Sheriff Court, he was also found guilty of intent to commit a second theft five days later, which he had also denied.

The case was adjourned until 1 May for sentencing and background reports.

The memorial room at Tundergarth honours the victims of the bombing

The room at Tundergarth Church honours the 270 people killed in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Scotland on 21 December 1988.

The church overlooks the field where the nose cone of the plane came down.

It is one of a number of memorial sites in and around the town of Lockerbie in Dumfries and Galloway.

Lori Carnochan, who chairs the Tundergarth Kirks Trust, said the guilty verdict came as a great relief.

"We are massively relieved - we are talking about August last year," she said.

"It has been a long time to get to this day.

"We as trustees do our absolute utmost to honour, to remember those 270 victims who were killed in the Lockerbie bombing 35 years ago."

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