In 1990 a 3 year old boy Jamie Campbell was happily playing in his grandmother's garden before he was lured away in Drumchapel, Glasgow.

The community were devastated when his body was found, revealing he had been subjected to a brutal and violent ordeal by his killer during his final moments.

When local boy Richard Keith was soon arrested for Jamie's heinous murder it sent shock waves across the country when details of his background & age were revealed.

His killer was just 11 years old .

When he was sentenced for his wicked crime he became Scotlands youngest killer.

The fact that a troubled, dangerous child had been living so close & that his previous behaviour showed he was a ticking time bomb caused even more distress to Jamie's devastated family.

This was only deepened when three years later a very similar case occurred in Liverpool. 2 year old James Bulger was also murdered by two 10 year old boys.

Jamie Campbells family were left questioning why this equally horrific case received far more press attention than Jamie's murder.

When Jamie's killer Richard Keith was released after serving just 8 years it has raised many questions.

Can someone capable of so much cruelty at such a young age ever really be rehabilitated?

Is it fair that Keith is able to live freely in the community with his whole life ahead of him whilst he had stolen his innocent victims future from him in such a brutal way ?

This is episode 187

Scotland's Youngest Killer- The Murder Of Jamie Campbell.

Crime Talk Time Stamp: 5 mins 04 seconds

Sources: The Guardian / The Glasgow Times / LBC / Jeremy Kyle Show / Herald Scotland / The Sun / BBC Scotland / UK dtatabase /

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