Magdalene Robertson was raped by Packer aged just 14 in 1990 but had to wait almost a quarter of a century to see justice.
The first known victim of murderer and serial rapist Iain Packer has blasted Police Scotland and blamed a "cover-up" for the delay in bringing the brute to justice.
Robertson was scathing of the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner - which handles complaints made against the force - and suggested it should be scrapped.Robertson was assaulted by Packer over a two-year spell in the early 1990s. She told family members at the time but was ignored. He was finally arrested in 2022 for Caldwell's murder and a string of other attacks, including the 1990 rape of Robertson.
Appearing before Holyrood's Justice Committee, Robertson spoke candidly about her own experiences of dealing with the police. "Because if you need to have someone man-marking each step, why don't they just do it? Why do we need a separate entity? She continued: "If they've done something wrong, and covered something up once, right at the start of their careers, then people know about it, then they cover up something else, then something gets hidden, something's not reported."They don't want blame. That's why they will cover up. That's what I believe."
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