Holly Newton's murderer is named for the first time as her 'jealous' ex-boyfriend Logan MacPhail.
A judge has ruled Holly Newton's murderer can be named as her ex-boyfriend Logan MacPhailHolly was repeatedly stabbed in an alleyway in Hexham, Northumberland, by Logan MacPhail in January 2023., Judge Sir Nicholas Hilliard KC lifted reporting restrictions following an appeal by media groups, including the BBC.
CCTV footage showed him following her before he confronted her at a bus stop outside Pizza Pizza on Priestpopple at about 17:00 GMT.After speaking for several minutes, Holly followed him into an alley beside the pizza shop where he launched a vicious attack. He also said he wanted to talk to her to find out if "everything was done with" and admitted he became "jealous and upset" when he saw Holly with friends, including another boy.
Another youth who tried to stop the attack was stabbed four times, with MacPhail also found guilty of wounding.The BBC applied for the reporting restriction, which was put in place because MacPhail was under 18, to be lifted.
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