Offender, 33, convicted of killing woman, 54, after attack at Forth Valley care facility
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Appearing at the High Court in Glasgow on Monday, Kellyanne McNaughton, 33, pleaded guilty to culpable homicide at Craighall Court in the Raploch area of Stirling on March 7 last year.
Michele Rutherford was working at the facility on Craighall Street when she and two colleagues were attacked by McNaughton during a disturbance just after 11am.
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Detective Inspector Scott Roxburgh said: “Michele Rutherford lost her life in tragic circumstances while at work caring for others. We know her loss has had a lasting impact on a great many people and, of course, in particular her family.
“Nothing can change what happened but I hope that this conviction can provide some degree of closure.”
McNaughton will be sentenced at a later date.