Abusive ex admits murdering woman after she began new relationship
Lee Inglis has pleaded guilty to the murder of his former partner, Stacey Hogg, after she began a new relationship. The court heard that Inglis had a documented history of domestic abuse and had previously avoided prison for knife-related attacks against the victim.
Why it matters
The case highlights systemic failures in the legal system regarding the protection of domestic abuse victims and the sentencing of repeat offenders.
Image source, Police Scotland Image caption, Stacey Hogg was murdered by her former partner
A man with a history of domestic abuse has admitted murdering his former partner a day after learning she had begun another relationship.
Lee Inglis pled guilty at the High Court in Edinburgh to stabbing Stacey Hogg to death in her home in Hawick earlier this year.
BBC Scotland News has learned that the 39-year-old had twice avoided prison for previous knife attacks on the mother of three.
He was still serving a home curfew and an unpaid work order when he killed the 35-year-old in June.
He waited until his curfew ended at 07:00 before making the three-minute journey from his parents' home to Stacey's house.
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The court heard that he slipped in through the back door and attacked Stacey as she came down the stairs.
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