A judge lifted a reporting restriction which prevented the media from saying Logan MacPhail had been convicted of murdering Holly Newton.
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next A teenage boy convicted of killing 15-year-old Holly Newton after stalking her through the streets of Hexham can now be named as her ‘jealous’ ex-boyfriend Logan MacPhail. The 17-year-old was found guilty of murder at Newcastle Crown Court in August but reporting restrictions prevented the media from naming him as he was still a child.
Undated handout photo issued by Northumbria Police of Logan MacPhail, 17, who can now be identified as the murderer of Holly Newton, 15, in Hexham, Northumberland, in January 2023 ‘The defendant’s identity must also be known already within the different communities where he and the victim lived and were at school. ‘There is great public concern about murders by young people who have carried knives in public places and about violence to women and girls.
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