Man pleads guilty to murdering and decapitating girlfriend

A antheral has admitted murdering and decapitating his woman earlier texting her mum pretending to beryllium her successful a bid to screen up his crime.

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Ewan Methven, 27, killed Phoenix Spencer-Horn, 21, astatine the location they shared aft the mates ordered a takeaway to their level successful East Kilbride's Glen Lee, South Lanarkshire, connected 16 November 2024.

The High Court successful Glasgow heard however Methven, who worked arsenic a postman for Royal Mail, had complained earlier that time his partner's waitress shifts made him "lonely".

The mates were said to person been unneurotic for 2 years and met astatine a household party.

At astir midnight connected 16 November, prosecutors accidental Methven attacked Ms Spencer-Horn with 3 knives, stabbing her 20 times, earlier mutilating her assemblage and severing her head.

He past spent the play driving Ms Spencer-Horn's reddish Corsa, scrolling done her telephone and searching for net pornography, arsenic good arsenic making respective attempts to bargain cocaine.

Prosecutor Christopher McKenna said: "Late connected Saturday November 16, helium strangled her and stabbed her. He dialled 999 but not until November 18.

"Her mutilated and decapitated assemblage was discovered lone connected November 18."

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The tribunal heard that Ms Spencer-Horn had seen her parent the time earlier she was murdered and had been successful bully spirits astatine work.

Mr McKenna said: "The constabulary recovered texts betwixt the accused and Phoenix, helium complained of feeling lonely due to the fact that of the hours she worked and helium apologised."

The tribunal heard that a nutrient bid was placed astir 8pm and Methven "did not look to beryllium drunk oregon nether the power by the transportation driver", however, successful a 999 call, helium claimed that the execution happened erstwhile helium had a psychotic occurrence induced by cocaine, intoxicant and steroids.

Methven pleaded blameworthy to execution and attempting to decision the ends of justness astatine the High Court successful Glasgow connected Tuesday. He volition beryllium sentenced adjacent month.

Detective Chief Inspector Susie Cairns said: "My thoughts stay with Phoenix's household and friends arsenic they proceed to effort to travel to presumption with what happened.

"Methven present faces the consequences of his actions. Violence specified arsenic this is ne'er acceptable successful our communities, and we volition enactment tirelessly to guarantee those liable are brought to justice."