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This year marks the 50th anniversary of Ashe’s victory at Wimbledon, when he beat the heavily favored Jimmy Connors in the 1975 final.

Det Chief Constable Jane Connors, one of Police Scotland's most senior officers was in attendance - an indication of the importance of the raids.

“We’re seeing thousands of them ripped from the wild and sent to the illegal pet trade,” Connors said.

Alison Clark, 43, was pronounced dead at the scene and the three men in the stolen car - Samuel Connors, 20, William Harty, 20, and Lawrence James, 21 - also died as result of the crash.

“Lawyers and judges who best know his work want him to continue on the bench,” Connors said in an email.