News that Jodi Jones murderer Luke Mitchell is set to appear in a Channel 5 documentary from behind bars has sparked anger.
Mitchell will feature in a two part programme called Murder in a Small Town later this month. He has spent the last 17 years in prison after being convicted of killing Jodi near her home in Easthouses, Midlothian in 2003.
As reported by the Daily Record, he told the documentary team he'll never admit his guilt for the crime while taking part in a phone interview from inside Shotts prison. He has tried and failed a number of times to overturn his conviction.
Liam Kerr, justice spokesman for the Scottish Conservatives, has been critical of the decision to feature Mitchell in the documentary.
He told the Record: “This individual was convicted of one of the most horrific criminal acts, and several appeals on his behalf have been rejected.
“Clearly this documentary will only cause more distress to a family who’ve already suffered so much.
“The makers should be thinking twice about giving a platform to such a dangerous and twisted individual.”
Jodi was 14 when she was found dead near Roan's Dyke path between Easthouses and Newbattle. Mitchell was convicted of her murder two years later with trial judge Lord Nimmo Smith saying he had committed "a truly evil murder and one of the most appalling crimes that any of us can remember".
The two-part documentary will air on Channel 5 on the evenings Wednesday February 24 and Thursday February 25.
