THE daughter of a Renfrewshire woman who was murdered by an evil pensioner has pleaded with him to reveal where her mum's body is hidden.

Alannah McGrory made her plea after George Metcalff, 71, was convicted of raping and killing 46-year-old Patricia Henry, known as Patti, on November 13, 2017.

Prosecutor Alex Prentice QC read part of a victim impact statement written by Miss McGrory after the verdict was delivered at the High Court in Glasgow today.

In her message to Metcalff, 21-year-old Miss McGrory stated: "Give me and my family the closure we need. Tell us where she is.

"I need somewhere to visit my mum and my gran needs somewhere to visit her daughter.

"You took her away from us and I will never be able to forgive you."

The court heard that Metcalff killed Paisley woman Patti by "means unknown."

Her body has never been found, despite extensive searches by police.

Metcalff had denied the charges against him but was found guilty of murdering, raping and indecently assaulting Patti after a 10-day trial.

He was also convicted of attempting to defeat the ends of justice, as well as raping and physically assaulting two other women between 1971 and 2004.

There were shouts of "Yes" and crying from the public gallery as the jury delivered its verdict.

The trial heard how Patti first met former tyre specialist Metcalff in 2008 when she moved into the flat above his in Burnfoot Crescent, Paisley.

He became the guarantor for her new flat in Girvan, South Ayrshire, in October 2017 and paid her deposit, as well as her first month's rent, totalling £700.

The pair sent 54 texts and made 143 calls to each other between November 1 and 13, 2017 – the day of the murder.

Metcalff made a final two calls to Patti the next day, which went to voicemail, before he stopped contact with her.

Mr Prentice told jurors: "Metcalff murdered Patti and disposed of items linked to that murder to conceal and destroy evidence, to avoid detection, arrest and prosecution."

The trial was told that, the day after Patti was murdered, Metcalff hired a van, which he claimed was used to collect and dump an old mattress and bed frame belonging to her.

Alannah initially tried to report Patti missing in January 2018.

She acted when Patti missed her 18th birthday and her grandmother's 70th.

The court heard that Alannah was told police would not investigate as Patti had previously gone on holiday to Gran Canaria and failed to return home on her scheduled departure date.

A missing person inquiry was only launched in March 2018 after Patti's cousin reported there had been no further contact.

Metcalff, known to friends as Kenny, was arrested on July 17, 2019.

He initially told police that he and Patti were "just friends" but admitted in court that they had consensual sex "four times" in 2010 or 2011.

When questioned by Iain McSporran QC, defending, Metcalff insisted he didn't have anything to do with Patti's disappearance.

The trial was earlier told how another woman suffered at Metcalff's hands at the Gleniffer Braes, in Paisley, in 1971, when she was just 16.

The woman, now 67, stated he was also violent towards her when his dinner wasn't made or she didn't run a bath for him.

Another woman told how Metcalff raped and battered her between 1989 and 2004.

Jurors also heard of a further incident in which the woman, who died in 2017 at the age of 65, was punched and had crockery thrown at her.

Metcalff was today remanded in custody pending background reports and will be sentenced next month.

Judge Lord Armstrong put Metcalff on the Sex Offenders Register, telling him: "You have been convicted of a series of grave crimes, including the crime of murder.

"Before I can sentence you, I am going to require a criminal justice social work report to be fully appraised of the circumstances related to your background."