Thank you for joining us for the coverage of the sentencing at Newcastle Crown Court of Logan MacPhail, who murdered 15-year-old Holly Newton in Hexham in January 2023.
The 17-year-old carried out the “vicious and brutal” stabbing fuelled by his “resentment and jealousy” after she ended their abusive relationship, a judge has said.
MacPhail, from Birtley in Gateshead, has been detained for life with a minimum term of 17 years, with another five years to be served concurrently for intentionally wounding another youth who tried to break up the attack.
Holly’s mother Micala Trussler (pictured with Holly above) says her daughter was a domestic abuse victim and is calling for better education for young people about healthy relationships.
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