Man who strangled girlfriend jailed for life for murder
A man who strangled his girlfriend and cut her throat 14 times before dumping her body in undergrowth has been jailed for life for murder.
"We still ask ourselves if we should have known, if we missed something, and we are overcome with guilt for not protecting Megan."McCullam dumped Ms Newborough's body in undergrowth in a remote rural spot McCullam then bundled her body into her own car, driving her to Charley Road, near Woodhouse Eaves, where he dumped her in undergrowth behind a stone wall.He then attempted to cover up the murder by leaving phone messages professing love and supposed concern for her.Ms Newborough's older sister Claire said the family "fully believes" McCullam tried to decapitate her.
Turning to McCullam, who was crying to himself in the dock, Claire called him "an unpredictable menace" and "a danger to women". He said this was due to an episode of post-traumatic stress disorder , which he claimed was caused by sexual abuse he had suffered as a child.McCullam told officers he had killed Ms Newborough, whom he had met some six weeks earlier at the Ibstock Brick factory where they both worked, and revealed where her body was.Ms Newborough's body was found in Charley Road near Woodhouse Eaves
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