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Scottish Sun
11 hours ago
- Scottish Sun
Monster who beheaded Scots girlfriend fantasised about violence aged just 14 in warped online posts
The posts were on a since-deleted Facebook account KILLER'S CHILLING PAST Monster who beheaded Scots girlfriend fantasised about violence aged just 14 in warped online posts Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A MONSTER who murdered his girlfriend then cut off her head had fantasised about violence from the age of 14, we can reveal. Ewan Methven, 27, was harbouring horrific thoughts from as far back as a decade before he throttled, stabbed then decapitated Phoenix Spencer-Horn, 21. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 7 Evil monster Ewen Methven murdered and beheaded his girlfriend Phoenix Spencer-Horn 7 Twisted Methven pled guilty to the barbaric killing this week Credit: Supplied 7 He was branded "the personification of evil" by his own lawyer Credit: Police Scotland 7 Methven's chilling social media post showed he fantasised about violence Credit: Supplied In chilling Facebook posts from his school days, the warped postman wrote: 'You've always got that one person you choke to smash f**k out of.' Other alarming remarks, uncovered from 2013 to 2014, read: 'It's kill or be killed' and 'I always get all tingly when angry and it makes me agitated'. The disturbing posts emerged after the fiend this week admitted killing and butchering Phoenix at their flat in East Kilbride. His now-deleted account listed his occupation as 'Local Drug Dealer & Occasional Pornstar'. Referring to an unknown female, Methven told how he wanted to 'kick her big horrible f****** teeth oot' in a vile post dating back to December 2015. And he raged: 'F*** peace everybody's gony die.' In a reply to a friend, he claims: 'I wantae kill the f*** out of you' while in another he hails hard drugs as 'the bomb'. Sources close to the brute described him as 'popular' in his hometown but with a mean streak and a 'dead' stare. The pal said: 'At first glance, Ewan seemed like quite a quiet guy. He was quite pan-faced most of the time but there was always an edge to him. 'He was a bit of a screwball and could be a horrible b****** at times. Scots gangster Ross Monaghan 'erased' from Spanish pub just days after brutal assassination "He always looked dead behind the eyes — he deserves what's coming to him.' We told how Methven killed his partner of two years Phoenix then severed her head and tried to chop up her corpse while on a cocaine and online porn binge last November. The High Court in Glasgow heard how the hotel and cafe worker was knifed 20 times — including ten wounds to her face, seven to her chest and three to her buttocks. Cops found her naked, mutilated body with her head placed upright under her left arm. 7 Methven's chilling and violent Facebook posts 7 The sadistic murderer went on a drugs and porn binge after killing his girlfriend Credit: Supplied 7 He will be sentenced next month Credit: Supplied An attempt had also been made to hack off her torso, right wrist and ankle. Afterwards Methven accessed porn sites 170 times and messaged her mum Alison Spencer, pretending she was still alive, texting: 'Hey sorry I've just woken up xxx' and 'all good'. The sicko kept his head down in the dock on Tuesday as his defence lawyer branded him as 'the personification of evil'. Tony Graham KC added: 'He understands the bereaved will seek an explanation, but he cannot provide an explanation.' Lord Matthews continued his remand in custody. The monster will be sentenced on July 14.
Scotsman
2 days ago
- Scotsman
Man admits to murdering and beheading girlfriend before texting victim's mother in cover-up
Ewan Methven has admitted to murdering and beheading his girlfriend at their home in East Kilbride. Sign up to the daily Crime UK newsletter. All the latest crime news and trials from across the UK. Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... A man has admitted murdering and decapitating his 21-year-old girlfriend before texting her mother pretending to be her and searching for internet pornography. Ewan Methven, now 27, murdered Phoenix Spencer-Horn, 21, in the home they shared on November 16 last year, after the couple ordered a takeaway to their flat in Glen Lee, East Kilbride, on a Saturday night. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Phoenix Spencer-Horn | Police Scotland Earlier that day, Methven, who worked as a postman for Royal Mail, had complained to his girlfriend that her waitress shifts made him 'lonely', and she had exchanged messages with her mother, Alison Spencer, at around 9.37pm, saying they were eating dinner. The couple had been together for two years and met at a family party, the High Court in Glasgow was told. Around midnight on the Saturday, Methven attacked Miss Spencer-Horn with three knives, stabbing her 20 times, before mutilating her body and severing her head with three knives, the court heard. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Ewan Methven. Picture: Police Scotland/PA Wire | PA He spent the weekend driving Ms Spencer-Horn's red Corsa, scrolling through her phone and searching for internet pornography, as well as making several attempts to buy cocaine, according to prosecutors. Prosecutor Christopher McKenna said: 'The accused murdered his girlfriend, Phoenix Spencer-Horn, in the top-floor flat they shared. Late on Saturday November 16, he strangled her and stabbed her. He dialled 999 but not until November 18. 'Her mutilated and decapitated body was discovered only on November 18.' The court heard that Miss Spencer-Horn had seen her mother the day before and had been in good spirits at work the day she was murdered. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Mr McKenna said: 'The police recovered texts between the accused and Phoenix, he complained of feeling lonely because of the hours she worked and he apologised.' The court heard that a food order was placed around 8pm and Methven 'did not appear to be drunk or under the influence by the delivery driver', however, in a 999 call, he claimed that the murder happened when he had a psychotic episode induced by cocaine, alcohol and steroids.
