IT has been nearly 10 years since the murder of Moira Jones but forensic scientist Carol Field has the case imprinted on her memory.

Carol, then Carol Weston, was the forensic scientist called to Queen's Park in May 2008 when Moira's body was found.

Despite dealing with hundreds upon hundreds of cases during her career, Moira's case is one that has stayed with her.

Carol said: "I remember absolutely everything from that case. I remember turning up at the scene, the police tape and the cordon.

"There are certain cases that will always stick in your mind and Moira's was one of the more horrific ones. It is one that was horrific and heartbreaking.

"I remember it so clearly, I can't believe it's been nearly 10 years."

Moira's murder at the hands of Slovakian national Marek Harcar shocked Glasgow.

Carol said: "There were so many ups and downs during the investigation such as getting the male profile of the person we suspected had killed her and then not getting a match in the system.

"That was a real high and then a real low. It was a real rollercoaster of a case."

Carol's work to help find Moira's killer is being shown this evening on STV in a repeat of documentary The Science of Murder.

The case is also unusual for Carol as it led to her becoming patron of The Moira Fund, a charity set up by Moira's parents Bea and Hu to support other families affected by the murder of a loved one.

Carol, who had wanted to be a forensic scientist since the age of 11 and says her job is "absolutely everything I thought it would be and more", would never normally meet a victim's family.

However, she met Bea and Hu for the first time at a ball to launch The Moira Fund and, following the event, Bea asked Carol if she would have a hands-on role.

Carol, Lead Forensic Scientist for Sexual Offences with the Scottish Police Authority (SPA), said: "Knowing what they've been through, I've always had massive respect for Bea and Hu. It is everyone's worst nightmare.

"Their first thought was, 'How can we help other families from what we have learned? We need to make sure other people get emotional support.'

"Coming out of that ordeal being angry or bitter would be completely normal but they came out thinking about how to help other people.

"How can you not want to help them?"

Meeting Bea and Hu has also had an impact on how Carol performs her role.

She added: "As scientists we would never meet victims' families, so this was a first.

"It has made me more aware of how families are feeling. You are not really as aware of the victim's families as the police, who meet directly with them, are.

"You go out to crime scenes and you see photographs of family members and you are very aware that this is somebody's son or daughter or father.

"So, although you are not meeting distressed relatives directly, you still do consider that.

"But meeting Bea and Hu has changed how I think about my job, definitely."

It is the stories of victim's families that keep Carol involved in the Moira Fund.

One that stays with her is from a woman she met while giving a talk in her Fife hometown.

The woman's grandson had been murdered by a man from the same town and every day his family and her family had to take the same train to Edinburgh for the trial.

The Moira Fund hired a minibus to take the family to court.

Carol said: "It meant they had the strength to get up every day to go to the trial and it's little things like that which give people their dignity. Very small amounts of money making a very big impact."

The Moira Fund is holding its annual Ladies Luncheon with Elaine C Smith on Sunday at Glasgow's Grand Central Hotel.

For tickets see www.themoirafund.org.uk