A man accused of murdering Emma Caldwell allegedly claimed that police had "nothing on him" and they had "Turkish guys for it."

Iain Packer, 51, is stated to have made the remarks to a sex worker who "reminded" him of Miss Caldwell.

Packer faces a total of 46 charges involving multiple women and includes the murder of 27- year-old Miss Caldwell at Limefield Woods in Biggar, South Lanarkshire on April 5 2005.

The 44-year-old witness told the High Court in Glasgow on Wednesday that she knew Packer as "John" or "Biker John."

She told the High Court in Glasgow that she agreed to have sex with Packer at a flat in Glasgow's Shawlands in 2011.

The woman claimed Packer was "forceful" towards her and put his arm around her neck.

She added that she had to kick his leg before he slapped her.

The woman recalled Packer invited her to have sex in his car at Pollok Park, Strathclyde Park and Cathkin Braes but she refused.

Prosecutor Richard Goddard KC asked the woman if he was aware that Emma was murdered in 2005.

The woman stated that Packer mentioned Miss Caldwell in her presence more than once.

Mr Goddard asked: "What did he say?"

The woman said: "He was pulled in with the police and that he used to see her.

"He said they had nothing on him and they had Turkish guys for it."

Mr Goddard asked: "Did he say how he knew her?"

The woman said: "He used to see her as a working girl."

She added that Packer did not tell her where he went with Miss Caldwell.

Mr Goddard then asked: "Did he have comparisons between you and Emma Caldwell?"

The woman replied: "He said I reminded him of Emma Caldwell. I said I have not got curly hair and I'm not dead."

Ronnie Renucci, defending, put it to the witness that "whoever she was speaking about, it was not Iain Packer?"

She replied: "Oh aye it was."

A 56-year-old former sex worker told the court that she agreed to have sex with Packer at a sauna near the city's Anderston around 2005.

Mr Goddard asked the witness if Packer had a particular "type" of woman.

She replied: "He liked women who were on drugs and very vulnerable."

Mr Goddard asked: "What age?"

The woman said: "Very young usually. It tended to be young women."

The woman recalled Packer being "demanding" and that it was an "uncomfortable" atmosphere.

She stated Packer pinned her down and squeezed her neck.

The woman said: "I just thought he was strangling me."

She stated that she pretended to call for a bouncer as there was no panic alarm in the room.

Mr Goddard asked what would have happened if there was nobody else there.

The woman said: "He would have killed me without a doubt."

Packer denies the charges.

The trial, before judge Lord Beckett, continues.