The family of Paige Doherty revealed their 'worst fears' had come true as they discovered the schoolgirl was conscious and fought back against her killer.

The court heard impact statements from mother Pamela Munro, which said the teenager was 'conscious and fighting back for a period of time' before her death.

Paige's body was found with 61 individual stab wounds, including 43 to the head and neck." and a further 85 minor incised wounds, such as scratches.

Read more: Paige Doherty: Deli owner John Leathem pleads guilty to murdering tragic schoolgirl Paige

The neck wound which killed Paige was around 9.5cm long and 4.5 cm deep, according to post mortem examinations.

John Leathem pled guilty to murdering the Clydebank teenager at the High Court in Glasgow today.

Dozens of the teenager's relatives attended the hearing at the High Court in Glasgow this morning.

The court heard Leathem killed Paige in the back office of his shop on Fleming Avenue, before wrapping her in bin bags and putting her in her car.

It also heard Paige bought a roll at the shop at 8.21, and 10 minutes later Leathem had closed the shop's shutters.

By 9.36am, the shop was open again and Leathem proceeded to serve customers until after 3pm that day, the court was told.

CCTV showing Paige's last movements were shown in the court room, and a number of relatives could be heard crying as the teenager was shown walking to the deli.

Footage of Leathem taking Paige's body and putting it in the boot of his car was also shown, with further tears heard from those in court.

The 32-year-old Deli owner was arrested days after the discovery of the schoolgirl's body on March 22, in a wooded area near Great Western Road.

Her death certificate said she had suffered "sharp force injuries" to her neck.

He appeared at Dumbarton sheriff court on March 26, and again in private on April 1.

Each time he made no plea or declaration and was remanded in custody.

The teenager had gone missing after sleeping over at a friend's house and failing to turn up to her job at a hairdresser's in Kirkintilloch.

Following Leathem's arrest, his wife Katya was forced to flea their home in Clydebank after windows were smashed and eggs were thrown at the house.

The deli was also targeted by vandals who scrawled grafitti on its shutters.

A search was launched when Paige, from Clydebank, was reported missing on Saturday, March 19, after she failed to arrive at her part-time hairdressing job.

She had left a friend's sleepover and was on her way to collect her wages from her hairdressing job in Kirkintilloch.

The teenager was last seen at Leatham's Delicious Deli shop in Whitecrook, West Dunbartonshire before she was reported missing.

Her body was found two days later in bushes at the side of Great Western Road, a busy route connecting Clydebank and Glasgow.