Overview
- Aaron Strachan stalked and abducted a 15‑year‑old from a bus stop and raped her in a York Place basement, an attack that occurred on May 25, 2025 and was recorded on CCTV.
- Detectives matched DNA from the scene to Strachan and arrested him after officers spotted him on Dalry Road and found him hiding in shrubbery on June 1, 2025.
- On the same day as the rape Strachan stabbed a man in an unprovoked knife attack and three days later he attacked another man with a hammer, leaving that victim with catastrophic head injuries.
- Strachan briefly escaped from court custody while being escorted to a prison van in January 2026, triggering a major police search before he was recaptured hours later.
- At the High Court on July 27, 2026 Strachan pleaded guilty to rape, two assaults and attempting to defeat the ends of justice and was given an Order for Lifelong Restriction with a minimum five‑year tariff and indefinite placement on the sex offenders register.