Police have mounted a security camera at the deli run by the man accused of murdering schoolgirl Paige Doherty amid fears the shop could be torched in a reprisal attack.
The camera was placed on a street lamp facing the shop owned by John Leatham, 31, who has appeared in court charged with murdering Paige.
The shop in Whitecrook, West Dunbartonshire, near Glasgow, is where 15-year-old Paige was last seen before her body was discovered two days later.
An angry crowd of locals gathered outside Dumbarton Sheriff Court last Saturday, where Mr Leatham was appearing.
And, with feelings in the area still running high, locals have alerted police to apparent threats against Mr Leatham's Delicious Deli shop.
A police vehicle has remained at the alleged killer's home 300 yards away, while another has been stationed outside the shop.
A local source said: "There is a lot of rage in the community. People here are just besides themselves with grief. The police need to keep on top of it."
Paige had left a sleepover at a friend's home and was on her way to collect her wages from her part-time job as a hairdresser when she went missing after going to the deli on Saturday 19 March.
Her body was found 48 hours later in a wooded area just off Great Western Road in Clydebank.
Chief Inspector Donald Leitch said: "The recent incident is still very raw and people are still trying to come to terms with what happened.
"I would urge any members of the public who have concerns to approach officers."
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