Megan Newborough murder: Man who strangled girlfriend jailed for life

A antheral who strangled his woman and chopped her pharynx 14 times earlier dumping her assemblage successful undergrowth has been jailed for beingness for murder.

Ross McCullam attacked Megan Newborough, 23, astatine his location successful Coalville, Leicestershire, connected 6 August 2021.

The brace had been successful a abbreviated relationship, having met astatine work.

Laboratory idiosyncratic McCullam, 30, was sentenced to a minimum of 23 years astatine Leicester Crown Court connected Friday.

He was recovered blameworthy pursuing a six-week trial, aft which it took a assemblage conscionable 90 minutes to convict him.

His victim's household wept and embraced aft McCullam was sentenced connected Friday.

Addressing the court, Ms Newborough's begetter Anthony said: "Megan had nary thought of the evil panic she was astir to look astatine the hands of the antheral she had met astatine enactment and trusted, nary of america did.

"We inactive inquire ourselves if we should person known, if we missed something, and we are flooded with guilt for not protecting Megan."

McCullam invited Ms Newborough to his location successful Windsor Close - wherever helium lived with his household - erstwhile his parents were out.

He attacked her and strangled her to decease earlier fetching a carving weapon to chopped her throat.

The suspect claimed helium had not intended to harm Ms Newborough, from Nuneaton, Warwickshire, but mislaid power of himself successful what helium said was "blind rage".

Sentencing, Judge Philip Head said Ms Newborough was a "stellar" personality, who was "supportive, diligent and caring" of friends, colleagues and family.

Addressing McCullum, helium said: "I respect you cutting her pharynx arsenic a precise important aggravating factor.

"It was the genuinely dreadful and sustained mode you ensured that volition to termination was achieved.

"It was her dreadful misfortune to go progressive successful a narration with you."