:A Scottish jury has convicted a man for killing his Canadian girlfriend in the remote Shetland Islands of Scotland.

Aren Pearson, 41, was found guilty Wednesday of assault and murder in the death of 24-year-old Claire Leveque, who was originally from Westlock, Alta., but had been living and working in Edmonton.

Five other charges, including attempting to defeat the ends of justice, were withdrawn.

Claire Leveque's father, Clint Leveque, right, leaves Edinburgh's High Court of Judiciary on Oct. 10. (BBC )

The whole process has been devastating, said Hope Ingram, a cousin of Leveque's who travelled from Edmonton to attend the trial and support her uncle.

“ Claire and I weren’t just cousins. We were sisters. We laughed together, we cried together, we got mad at each other, but we nev

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