Chilling CCTV shows schoolboy killer, 16, stalking ex-girlfriend before murdering her

Holly Newton was 15 erstwhile she was stabbed 36 times successful a infinitesimal by Logan MacPhail, past aged 16, successful an alleyway and died aboriginal successful hospital, arsenic CCTV of her slayer was released

Horrifying CCTV footage shows a schoolboy travelling connected a autobus connected his mode to weapon his ex-girlfriend to decease successful an alleyway.

Holly Newton, 15, had complained astir the obsessive behaviour of Logan MacPhail hours earlier helium stabbed her 36 times successful a infinitesimal successful an alleyway. MacPhail, whose individuality was astatine archetypal protected earlier justice Mr Justice Hilliard lifted an order, was captured connected CCTV successful the moments earlier the brutal attack.

His look tin beryllium seen covered with a scarf arsenic helium spoke to Holly astatine a autobus stop. Wearing a achromatic puffa jacket, achromatic cap, tracksuit bottoms and trainers, helium was carrying a container which had wrong the 6inch knife. MacPhail, present 17 but aged 16 astatine the clip of the murder, travelled 90 minutes from his schoolhouse 25 miles distant successful Gateshead to prosecute Holly arsenic she near Queen Elizabeth High School astatine 3.30pm successful Hexham, Northumberland.

The proceedings had heard however helium waited astir extracurricular Holly's schoolhouse to spot her permission astatine 3.30pm with different boy. He followed her for astir an hr earlier helium asked to talk to her successful a adjacent alleyway. He past inflicted the blows successful an alleyway successful the Priestpopple area. Police yet located him astatine 1am aft his mum reported her interest for his welfare.

He had been extracurricular of Holly's location successful Haltwhistle, Northumberland. Lifting the bid today, Mr Justice Hillier said: "There is large nationalist interest astir murders by young radical who person carried knives successful nationalist places and astir unit to women and girls. Legitimate statement is assisted by knowing who has committed specified offences and their circumstances and the afloat item of the offences successful question."

Holly was pronounced dormant successful infirmary soon aft the onslaught contempt the champion efforts of doctors to prevention her. Queen Elizabeth High School described her arsenic a "truly beauteous student" who was "quiet, conscientious, adjuvant and kind".

Holly's mum Micala Trussler said her girl had "begged" her to fto her spell into municipality aft schoolhouse connected the time of her execution alternatively than travel location to conscionable the constabulary astir the stalking, truthful the gathering was rescheduled for aboriginal that evening. She said: “In the end, the biggest mistake of my life. He has ruined our lives and helium took Holly's.

Speaking extracurricular tribunal aft MacPhail was recovered blameworthy of execution successful August, she said: "To deliberation she should person been receiving her GCSE results past week. Instead our babe girl's aboriginal was taken distant from her. No effect volition ever bring our beauteous miss back."

Holly's step-father Lee Trussler said helium was "haunted" by her death. MacPhail claimed his caput was "blank" astatine the clip of the onslaught and helium had intended to termination himself with the knife. He past admitted helium attacked Holly earlier backtracking and saying helium ne'er intended to wounded her.