Peter Ross at Large: Luke Mitchell Meets His Fate: In Camera Justice As Seen On Tv

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HIGH noon on Friday, and I am on St Giles Street, Edinburgh, at the back of the High Court, waiting for a murderer. Luke Muir Mitchell is taking his time, but has plenty to spare. Earlier this morning, the 19-year-old learned that he had been unsuccessful in appealing against his conviction for murdering his girlfriend Jodi Jones back in 2003, when they were both 14. He will continue his life sentence.

The original court case, a classic tabloid grand guignol full of blood, bonfires and bottles of urine, was the longest murder trial in Scottish history. There is a distinct air, among the waiting media, that today is the predictable finale in a movie franchise that long ago lost its thrill.

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Peter Ross at Large: Luke Mitchell Meets His Fate: In Camera Justice As Seen On Tv

The delivery of Lord Hamilton's ruling did, however, have one original feature: it was filmed by the BBC. This is only the fourth occasion on which cameras have been allowed into Scottish courts.

So far, only the decisions of appeals have been filmed...

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