Emma, 27, was murdered in 2005 but it was not until 2024 that her killer, Iain Packer, was convicted of her killing.

The family of Emma Caldwell has warned of “betrayal” and a “travesty of justice” after Police Scotland was left out of the inquiry’s remit.

The public inquiry into her murder officially began on Tuesday by publishing what it would investigate.

Ms Caldwell was murdered in 2005 but it was not until last year that Iain Packer was convicted of her killing along with a number of sexual offences against other women.

The initial police investigation has drawn criticism for failing to catch Packer, who was jailed for life with a minimum term of 36 years two decades after the murder of the 27-year-old.

Chair Lord Scott, a high court judge, will examine which steps could reasonab

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