The mother of murdered 15-year-old schoolgirl Holly Newton who was stabbed 36 times by jealous ex-boyfriend Logan MacPhail today spoke of his controlling and toxic behaviour.
The mother of a murdered 15-year-old schoolgirl who was stabbed 36 times by her jealous ex-boyfriend today spoke of his controlling and toxic behaviour.
He was so consumed with jealousy that he stabbed her to death in an attack with a kitchen knife in an alleyway, Newcastle Crown Court heard. He slashed her 19 times and caused five 'defensive' injuries in a frenzy which snapped the knife. MacPhail, wearing a mask and hat, is pictured approaching Holly as she stands at a bus stop looking at her phone, moments before he lured her into an alleyway and brutally stabbed her to deathFloral tributes left at the scene in Hexham, Northumberland, after Holly was attacked
He met Holly through army cadets, where he learned to covertly follow targets and expressed an interest in becoming a sniper. The teenagers broke up several times but he would then threaten to kill himself, making her feel guilty, in what is a common technique used in controlling relationships.
Her mother added hauntingly: 'I think if somehow managed to get into the house it could have been a whole different story - we could have been looking at maybe more than one murder.' She was 'extremely nervous' about him turning up, but when there was no sign of him she went shopping with her friends - unaware of the boy tailing her.Floral tributes pictured at the scene of the stabbing a day after the knife attackMacPhail was found guilty of murder in August and now, with his 18th birthday just weeks away, the judge has lifted a reporting restriction which allows the killer to be identifiedShe texted: 'Apparently is gonna meet to me outside of school.
Jurors were told he saw her on the ground and pulled the attacker off in a 'headlock' but the teenager then turned on him with the knife.Holly's coffin is carried through during her funeral service at Hexham Abbey
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