Second man appears in court over death of teenager Amber Gibson

A man aged 43 appeared at Hamilton Sheriff Court.

Hamilton Sheriff Court in Scotland (PA) (PA Archive)

A man has appeared on petition at Hamilton Sheriff Court in connection with the death of teenager Amber Gibson whose body was found in a park after she was reported missing.

Stephen Corrigan, 43, whose address was given as Blantyre, made no plea to the charge of attempting to defeat the ends of justice.

He was remanded in custody for a further court appearance in the next eight days.

Last month, Amber’s brother Connor Gibson appeared at the same court charged with murdering and sexually assaulting her as well as attempting to pervert the course of justice.

The 19-year-old made no plea and was remanded in custody pending a further court appearance.

Amber, 16, left her home in the Hillhouse area of Hamilton, South Lanarkshire at about 9.15pm on Friday November 26 and was reported missing later that night.

Her body was discovered in the town’s Cadzow Glen park at about 10.10am the following Sunday.