Jealous teen who stalked and murdered his schoolgirl ex has been sentenced

Logan MacPhail, then aged 16, stalked Holly Newton for an hour before knifing her 36 times in an alleyway

Logan MacPhail, then aged 16, stalked Holly Newton for an hour before stabbing her 36 times in an alleyway.

A teenager who stabbed to death his 15-year-old ex-girlfriend in Northumberland has been jailed for life.

Logan MacPhail, now 17, was detained by police officers after stalking and attacking Holly in an alleyway, leaving her with 36 knife wounds, after she ended their relationship.

Logan MacPhail, then aged 16, stalked 15 -year-old Holly Newton for an hour through Hexham, Northumberland, before knifing her 36 times in an alleyway

Passers-by and a teenager courageously tried to intervene as Logan MacPhail stabbed his ex-girlfriend in dark Hexham alleyway

The mum of Holly Newton, who was murdered in Hexham last January, says watching the CCTV of her death was like watching a horror movie. 

Logan MacPhail, 17, has been jailed for a minimum term of 17 years for murdering his ex-girlfriend Holly Newton, 15, after he stalked her then stabbed her to death in January 2023.

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Logan MacPhail was "filled with resentment" when he stalked and stabbed the 15-year-old, a judge says.

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Logan MacPhail, who stalked Holly Newton around Hexham, Northumberland, and knifed her to death in an alleyway, has now been jailed for life

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'I was stopped from seeing my daughter in the alleyway and in the ambulance due to the horrifying condition she was in.'

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