Episode 82: Louise Aitchison
Murder She Spoke
English - February 11, 2022 00:03 - 47 minutes - 37.8 MBTrue Crime Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Episode 82: Louise Aitchison. This week Joannagh brings us the story of Louise Aitchison, a 33-year-old woman who was attacked and killed in a domestic abuse incident in March 2020.
We hear details of the previous patterns of domestic violence carried out by her killer, which were not given enough consideration by the police when they were called to the an incident prior to the murder.
Joannagh also tells us of the response to the tragedy, including statements from leading women's charity Refuge and charity activity by Louise's mother Caroline.
Case research by Joannagh Shanks
Produced by Emma Taylor & Joannagh Shanks
Editing by Shaun O'Neill
Music by Tribe of Noise
Sources of research:
https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/18938156.man-pleads-guilty-murdering-girlfriend-louise-aitchison-east-kilbride/
https://news.stv.tv/west-central/man-charged-with-womans-murder-appears-in-court
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-55633612
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-52538202
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-55277994
https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/louise-aitchison-emma-caldwell/
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/women-killed-men-jess-phillips-b1815924.html
https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/investigation-a-violent-man-a-call-for-help-and-police-in-the-dock-over-a-murder-that-might-have-been-halted/
https://www.refuge.org.uk/
https://www.facebook.com/louise.lyon1
https://www.instagram.com/louiseaitchison/?hl=en-gb
https://www.facebook.com/donate/462035288653668/1620089951659951/
https://www.facebook.com/caroline.lyon.585
https://www.facebook.com/stephanie.aitchison.562