Special needs support worker Jacqueline Kerr, 54, was attacked by Christopher Cook in Aberdeen.
A man has been jailed for a minimum of 20 years for the "appalling" murder of his partner in Aberdeen.
The victim said at one stage she was "getting scared now", and would have to watch her back to stay safe.Following the murder, Cook sent a former partner a message which said: "I have killed her. She attacked me and I Iost it. I really messed up this time."Lord Weir described it as a "harrowing" case.
The victim's family said in a statement: "Jacqueline was the light of our lives, she was so loved by all those who had the pleasure of knowing her."
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