Man who murdered girlfriend before texting her mother pretending to be her jailed
Ewan Methven was sentenced to a minimum of 23 years behind bars on Monday after admitting murdering his 21-year-old girlfriend Phoenix Spencer-Horn.
Methven murdered her in the home they shared in East Kilbride on 16 November 2024.
He also admitted decapitating her body and texting her mother, pretending to be her.
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