A man who murdered his wife at her home and left their children to discover the body has been jailed for life.

Erhan Havaleoglu appeared for sentence at the High Court in Glasgow on Tuesday after being convicted of killing his estranged wife at an earlier trial.

The 36-year-old strangled Ms Cameron and stabbed her more than ten times at her home in Mid Calder, West Lothian, after spending the day looking after their children on October 28 last year.

He then fled the scene and left the 29-year-old dying while their four-year-old daughter and 18-month-old son were sleeping upstairs.

Havaleoglu then drove to Edinburgh via a country road where police believe he ditched the murder weapon and clothes he was wearing - which have never been found.

A speck of her blood was found on his shoes and some was found on the front door of his flat, where she had never been.

Ms Cameron's body was found by her partner Philip Kilkenny, who she had been seeing before she split up with her husband in May last year.

Police said a "find my iPhone" tracking device which Ms Cameron had installed on her mobile to monitor Havaleoglu's whereabouts was "crucial" in linking him to her murder.

The former Turkish Army soldier, who continues to deny the attack, told the trial at Paisley High Court that his wife had attacked him on the night she was murdered.

He said she had "battered" him after an argument about their daughter's behaviour.

The jury did not believe his claims, however, and convicted him by majority on Thursday after two days of deliberations.

On Tuesday, he was jailed for life and told to serve a minimum of 20 years before he is eligible for parole.

Havaleoglu was told he had committed a "cruel, merciless and extremely violent murder of a young mother who had much ahead of her in life".

Detective chief inspector Raymond Brown from Police Scotland's major investigation team said: "Leighanne's death has been absolutely devastating for her family and those close to her.

"Her five-year-old daughter and two-year-old son have been robbed of their loving mum in the most horrific of circumstances.

"Havaleoglu has callously refused to admit responsibility for Leighanne's murder ever since, despite extensive evidence against him.

"Unfortunately, nothing can undo his actions that day but hopefully the outcome at court provides some form of comfort and closure to Leighanne's family and friends."

DCI Brown said evidence gleaned from the tracker application was "crucial" in identifying the movements of Havaleoglu around the time of the murder and thereafter.

He added: "The analysis of this enabled other investigative lines to be progressed and further evidence secured which may have not been otherwise identified.

"Police Scotland fully explores the all evidential opportunities such technology provides, as was evident in this investigation."