User:Lueggu/sandbox/Margaret Fleming (murder victim)

Margaret Fleming was a Scottish teenager murdered in December 1999 or shortly thereafter by her carers Edward Cairney and Avril Jones. In 2019, Cairney and Jones were sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 14 years.

Life and Disappearance
Margaret Fleming was brought up in the town of Port Glasgow. She was an only child. According to one of her school teachers, she had "moderate learning disabilities". She was also described and as being "naive and vulnerable". In January 1993, her parents divorced and she moved in with her father and grandparents. Her father died of cancer on 25 October 1995.

Margaret Fleming was last seen by Avril Jones' Brother on 17 December 1999. There have not been any sightings in the 17 years that followed.

Police investigation, trial and conviction
A police investigation was launched on 28 October 2016, after a benefits claim submitted by Avril Jones on Fleming's behalf.