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Murder Suspects Pose As Holiday Cleaners
Oct 14 2007 By Billy Paterson
Child Abusers Linked To Murder Pose As Cleaning Experts At Family
Holiday Homes Exclusive
TWO prime murder suspects are posing as directors of a firm that cleans
family holiday homes in the island of Gran Canaria.
Paedophiles Charles O'Neill, 44, and William Lauchlan, 30, fled
Scotland when they were released from prison last year.
We can reveal they now run Rainbow Cleaning Services on the Canary
Island where unsuspecting parents of young children let them into their
holiday homes.
O'Neill calls himself a "forensic cleaner" and a member of the British
Institute of Cleaning.
Last night a spokesman for the BIC said no one with that name was
registered with them.
The former boxer was jailed for eight years and his cousin, Lauchlan
sentenced to six years in 1998 for abusing six boys aged between 11 and
15.
One key witnesses was to have been mum-of-three Allison McGarrigle, who
once stayed with O'Neill and Lauchlan at their home in Largs, Ayrshire.
The 40-year-old, of Rothesay, Isle of Bute disappeared 10 years ago and
has not been seen since.
In April 2005 both men appeared at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court charged
with her murder and attempting to pervert the course of justice by
disposing of her body.
O'Neill was alleged to have boasted to fellow inmates at Glasgow's
Barlinnie Prison and Peterhead jail he had killed Allison and fed her
"to the fishes".
But the Crown never brought the case to court after "very careful
consideration" of the evidence.
When they were released from prison for the child abuse offences
O'Neill and Lauchlan broke their parole conditions by fleeing to the
Spanish resort of Benidorm.
They were arrested in 2004 and returned to Scotland to serve the rest
of their sentences. O'Neill was released in November last year, a month
after Lauchlan.
Elizabeth Marshall, a Largs councillor, was a member of Victim Support
at the time the paedophiles' offences came to light and counselled one
of their victims.
She said last night: "That victim said his life was ruined by these two.
"They spiked drinks and drugged and threatened victims saying the same
fate would befall their mothers as had happened to Alison McGarrigle
and that they would be fed to the fishes.
"It is very disturbing people like that are running a business where
they have access to young children.
"I will alert the police here and hopefully they will pass it on to the
authorities in the Canary Islands."
An advertising feature for Rainbow Cleaning Services on the Canary
Islands Round Town News site states: "William and Charlie have invested
a lot of time and money and recruited and personally trained their
staff.
"This is a polished service (no pun intended) with a professional image
to boot.
"Charlie is a former environmental health officer who trained in the UK
and is a registered member of the British Institute of Cleaning
Science.
"William is a forensic/industrial cleaner and the inhouse trainer of
staff."
When the Sunday Mail first contacted Rainbow Cleaning Services we were
told neither O'Neill or Lauchlan was available.
When we made a second call we were told they had sold the firm three
weeks ago.
Last night a senior police source said that the Allison McGarrigle case
remained open.
He added: "These inquiries are never closed and are pursued if any new
information comes to light."
SUNDAY EMAIL
b.paterson@sundaymail.co.uk
suspects-pose-as-holiday-cleaners-78057-19948531/
Murder Suspects Pose As Holiday Cleaners
Oct 14 2007 By Billy Paterson
Child Abusers Linked To Murder Pose As Cleaning Experts At Family
Holiday Homes Exclusive
TWO prime murder suspects are posing as directors of a firm that cleans
family holiday homes in the island of Gran Canaria.
Paedophiles Charles O'Neill, 44, and William Lauchlan, 30, fled
Scotland when they were released from prison last year.
We can reveal they now run Rainbow Cleaning Services on the Canary
Island where unsuspecting parents of young children let them into their
holiday homes.
O'Neill calls himself a "forensic cleaner" and a member of the British
Institute of Cleaning.
Last night a spokesman for the BIC said no one with that name was
registered with them.
The former boxer was jailed for eight years and his cousin, Lauchlan
sentenced to six years in 1998 for abusing six boys aged between 11 and
15.
One key witnesses was to have been mum-of-three Allison McGarrigle, who
once stayed with O'Neill and Lauchlan at their home in Largs, Ayrshire.
The 40-year-old, of Rothesay, Isle of Bute disappeared 10 years ago and
has not been seen since.
In April 2005 both men appeared at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court charged
with her murder and attempting to pervert the course of justice by
disposing of her body.
O'Neill was alleged to have boasted to fellow inmates at Glasgow's
Barlinnie Prison and Peterhead jail he had killed Allison and fed her
"to the fishes".
But the Crown never brought the case to court after "very careful
consideration" of the evidence.
When they were released from prison for the child abuse offences
O'Neill and Lauchlan broke their parole conditions by fleeing to the
Spanish resort of Benidorm.
They were arrested in 2004 and returned to Scotland to serve the rest
of their sentences. O'Neill was released in November last year, a month
after Lauchlan.
Elizabeth Marshall, a Largs councillor, was a member of Victim Support
at the time the paedophiles' offences came to light and counselled one
of their victims.
She said last night: "That victim said his life was ruined by these two.
"They spiked drinks and drugged and threatened victims saying the same
fate would befall their mothers as had happened to Alison McGarrigle
and that they would be fed to the fishes.
"It is very disturbing people like that are running a business where
they have access to young children.
"I will alert the police here and hopefully they will pass it on to the
authorities in the Canary Islands."
An advertising feature for Rainbow Cleaning Services on the Canary
Islands Round Town News site states: "William and Charlie have invested
a lot of time and money and recruited and personally trained their
staff.
"This is a polished service (no pun intended) with a professional image
to boot.
"Charlie is a former environmental health officer who trained in the UK
and is a registered member of the British Institute of Cleaning
Science.
"William is a forensic/industrial cleaner and the inhouse trainer of
staff."
When the Sunday Mail first contacted Rainbow Cleaning Services we were
told neither O'Neill or Lauchlan was available.
When we made a second call we were told they had sold the firm three
weeks ago.
Last night a senior police source said that the Allison McGarrigle case
remained open.
He added: "These inquiries are never closed and are pursued if any new
information comes to light."
SUNDAY EMAIL
b.paterson@sundaymail.co.uk
