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I hope she haunts you, victim’s sister tells murderer in court

The sister of a promising young woman brutally murdered by her male co-worker confronted him in court as he was given a life sentence, telling the lab technician “I hope she haunts you forever”. Ross McCullam, who was fascinated by violent ...

16 Dec 2022 at 14:54

Childhood memories caused me to kill, murder accused tells court

Lab worker accused of murder tells court childhood memories caused killing

A lab worker accused of murdering a colleague during a brief relationship has claimed he acted out of “blind rage” after remembering sexual abuse from his childhood. Ross McCullum, who admits strangling Megan Newborough and then cutting ...

22 Nov 2022 at 17:27

Man accused of murder laughs while describing viewing porn after killing

A lab worker accused of murdering a colleague during a brief relationship laughed in the witness box while describing how he watched pornography in the hours after the killing. Ross McCullum has previously claimed he killed Megan ...

28 Nov 2022 at 15:54

Appeal judges reject bid to increase jail term of man who murdered colleague

The Court of Appeal has rejected a bid to increase the sentence of a violent porn-obsessed lab technician jailed for the brutal killing of his female colleague. Ross McCullam, 30, was handed a life sentence with a minimum term ...

14 Mar 2023 at 17:05

Jury shown video of accused changing clothes after killing Megan Newborough

A jury trying a lab worker accused of murdering a colleague has been shown CCTV footage of him changing his trousers and top and dumping items into a bin beside his victim’s car. Ross McCullum, 30, has admitted the ...

02 Nov 2022 at 18:49

Lab worker strangled colleague and then staged ‘cunning’ cover-up, court told

A lab worker strangled a colleague, cut her throat to make sure she was dead, and then dumped her body in undergrowth beside a country lane, a murder trial has heard. A jury at Leicester Crown Court was told that ...

01 Nov 2022 at 17:50

Murder-accused used knife over fears others would be ‘cross’ at him, jury told

A lab worker accused of murdering a colleague during a brief relationship has told how he cut her throat because he thought people would “be cross” at him, for having just strangled her. Ross McCullum previously ...

30 Nov 2022 at 13:45

Lab worker who throttled and cut throat of female colleague jailed for life

A murderer who throttled and cut the throat of a trusting female work colleague he had been dating for less than a month has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 23 years. Ross McCullam, who had admitted ...

16 Dec 2022 at 12:20

Ross McCullam left his victim heartless voicemail while trying to evade justice

Ross McCullam’s attempts to cover up his cut-throat murder of Megan Newborough included a heartless half-minute voicemail left on her phone just three hours later – in which he giggled and professed supposed ...

12 Dec 2022 at 22:05

‘Sadistic’ lab technician convicted of murdering co-worker girlfriend

A “sadistic killer” lab technician has been convicted of murdering his work colleague at his parents’ home before dumping her body in a country lane. Ross McCullam, who had admitted manslaughter, claimed he ...

12 Dec 2022 at 17:34

‘Sadistic’ murderer of female work colleague would have killed again, say police

A “sadistic” murderer who throttled and cut the throat of a female work colleague he had been dating for less than a month would likely have killed again, detectives have said. “Ruthless” Ross McCullam, ...

12 Dec 2022 at 19:40

Lab worker Googled serial killers after strangling colleague, jury told

A lab worker accused of murdering a colleague searched the internet for pornography and Googled details of serial killers in the hours after disposing of her body, a jury has heard. Ross McCullum has ...

03 Nov 2022 at 18:14

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