Jacob Foster is found guilty of killing Charmaine O'Donnell by pushing her off Helensburgh Pier last year.
Charmaine O'Donnell suffered neck injuries and drowned after she was pushed into the water
The trial heard that Ms O'Donnell had gone to Helensburgh with a friend, Caitlin McTaggart, on 23 April last year to enjoy the good weather. Deaths can also be treated as culpable homicide rather than murder if the accused was found to be of "diminished responsibility" because of some mental illness, or where there was provocation.
The trial also heard from several teenagers who tried to help Ms O'Donnell after she was pushed into the water.Foster's lawyers had claimed that because of his mental health issues he had misunderstood an alleged remark Ms O'Donnell made about going into the water.
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