A ‘sadistic killer’ lab technician who strangled this colleague girlfriend to loss of life in his mother and father dwelling earlier than reducing her throat and dumping her physique in a rustic lane was right now jailed for all times with a minimal time period of 23 years.
Police bodycam footage performed in Leicester Crown Court docket confirmed the second Ross McCullam informed police the place he had dumped the physique of 23-year-old Megan Newborough on August 6, 2021.
McCullam, 30, beforehand concocted an elaborate cover-up of the homicide, telling investigating officers he had ‘no thought’ the place his colleague was and even sending messages and voicemails to her telephone feigning concern over her disappearance.
He admitted manslaughter, claiming he killed Megan when he went right into a ‘blind rage’ set off by undiagnosed PTSD attributable to unreported childhood sexual abuse, however the jury unanimously convicted him of homicide in simply over an hour and a half.
Ross McCullum (L), who has been convicted of murdering his work colleague Megan Newborough (R) whom he had simply begun a relationship with
The killer was undone by his personal lies, together with having earlier informed detectives throughout a police interview that how, not content material with strangling her, he waited on his personal account for as much as 10 minutes earlier than fetching a carving knife and reducing her throat.
McCullam, who took medicine for ADHD, claimed he solely used a knife as a result of he was scared folks — together with Megan – would have been ‘upset’ and ‘cross’ at him for having throttled her.
However jurors heard how the younger lady had ‘left clues’ to the reality by the defensive wounds and marks on her physique inflicted at McCullam’s mother and father’ dwelling, the place he struck.
There have been indicators Ms Newborough had fought desperately to fend off McCullam within the lounge.
‘She was lined in accidents, from her shin to the crown of her head,’ mentioned Mr Cammegh.
There have been grip marks to each shoulders, and her left arm, doubtless inflicted as McCullam tried to ‘silence’ her, and suggesting a ‘sustained, lengthy, cruel, wrestle’.
Her FitBit had additionally been ripped off within the assault, and was later recovered beneath a close-by tv.
McCullam, who was stood within the court docket dock to listen to the jury, nodded twice as the decision was learn by the foreman. Pictured, Miss Newborough
Megan Newborough had solely simply begun seeing Ross McCullam when he killed her
John Cammegh KC, prosecuting, informed jurors the savage assault confirmed McCullam was a ‘sadistic killer’ who had acted with ‘ruthless’ intent.
The lab technician doubtless murdered Ms Newborough, of Nuneaton, Warwickshire, shortly after she arrived round 8.08pm however no later than 8.49pm on August 6.
Footage captured on her mother and father’ Ring doorbell digital camera confirmed the final time she was seen alive, as she walked to her automotive.
McCullam’s makes an attempt to cowl up his cut-throat homicide of Megan included a heartless half-minute voicemail left on her telephone simply three hours later – wherein he giggled and professed supposed love for her.
