Criminal Record: Man charged with girl's murder and fugitive sex offender caught

Every day on Criminal Record we will be bringing you a round-up of the biggest crime stories of the day.If you love to read about crime in Scotland - this is the place to be every day.Here's what has been making the news across the country on Wednesday.Man charged with girl's murderA man has appeared in court charged with murder after the death of a nine-year-old girl in Arbroath. Christopher Ryan Rice, 35, appeared at Forfar Sheriff Court on Wednesday, August 5.‌Rice, of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, made no plea and was remanded in custody while the case was committed for further examination. He is expected to reappear in court within the next eight days.Minnie Merriman died after she was found seriously injured at the Angus town's Elliot Industrial Estate at 12.02am on Monday, August 3.