[arista]

He stabbed her so many times
he broke his knife.


[A 17-year-old boy has been found guilty
of murdering Holly Newton, 15,
who was stabbed to death in January 2023.

Holly had complained about
the boy "stalking" her hours before she
was repeatedly knifed in an alleyway
in Hexham, Northumberland.

The boy, who was 16 at the time
and cannot be identified,
had admitted manslaughter but denied
murder ahead of the trial at
Newcastle Crown Court.

Speaking to the BBC, Holly's mum
Micala Trussler said:
"He has ruined our lives and he took Holly's."

The jury also found the youth guilty
of wounding with intent a second
victim who came to Holly's aid.

Sentencing will take place at a
two-day hearing at the same court
beginning on 31 October.]


[The boy, who was diagnosed with autism,
initially told the court his mind was "blank"
at the time of the attack and he was,
in fact, trying to kill himself.

He then admitted he attacked her
out of anger, before backtracking
and claiming he never intended to hurt her.]


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8dpyz91vmgo

[Mystic Mock]

This kid can't even get his story straight.

[arista]

BBC News Text :
["Unmasked" is the headline for the Daily Mirror,
after a judge ordered that the 17-year-old boy
who killed his ex-girlfriend must be named.
Logan MacPhail stabbed 15-year-old
Holly Newton 36 times.
The paper says the restriction on identifying
him because of his age was lifted
because of "public concern"
over knife crime.]

[Cherie]

oh thank you Arista I was looking for this thread, her family had a meeting with the police the following day to discuss his stalking and her Mum only allowed Holly out that evening as he lied and said he would be in Newcastle....so tragic, it will also be recorded as knife crime because of their age rather than domestic abuse even though he displayed controlling behaviour during their 18 month on and off relationship, he didnt like her going out on her own, wanted to know where she was all the time etc...

[OnTheRight]

Hopefully he gets a full life sentence.

[arista]

The Evil Killer P.MacPhail
gets 17years in Jail Minimum


https://news.sky.com/story/holly-new...-life-13245250