HELENSBURGH'S award-winning reporter has been recognised again for her work to help bring one of Scotland's most dangerous men to justice.

Sam Poling, who cut her teeth at the Advertiser, was awarded a double at the Society of Editors Media Freedom Awards last week and then a Bafta.

Her BBC documentary, Catching a Killer: The Murder of Emma Caldwell, won investigation of the year, and Sam took home the broadcast journalist of the year title. She beat out national names such as Sky's Alex Crawford, ITV's Paul Brand and the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg.

The podcast 'Who Killed Emma?' was "highly commended" at the ceremony.

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"Well done to the best team of journalists in the world," she said. "And also - and more importantly - to those who allowed us to tell their stories and trusted us to and helped us to catch a killer. I am so proud of everyone. Thank you."

The judges described the documentary as an "exceptional example of the impact that journalists can have on criminal justice".

(Image: Sam Poling)

At the weekend, she also won a Bafta Scotland for news and current affairs for the documentary along with producer/director Eamon O Connor.

They dedicated the award to Emma and the other survivors of Iain Packer.

Sam is also is up for a British Journalism Award as "interviewer of the year" for her work on the murder of Emma Caldwell.

Earlier this year, Packer was jailed for life for the 2005 killing. He had remained free for nearly two decades, as exposed first by the Sunday Mail and then Sam when she interviewed the killer.

Her work was crucial to the conviction along with those who survived his attacks.

The 'Who Killed Emma?' podcast can be found at BBC Sounds.