Postman decapitates girlfriend and blames spiked drugs
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A Scottish postman has been described as 'the personification of evil' after admitting to cutting his girlfriend's head off in a barbaric murder that has shocked the small nation.
After stating his actions were part of a drug-induced psychotic episode, Ewan Methven murdered his partner Phoenix Spencer-Horn in the apartment the two shared in Lanarkshire, Scotland in 2024.
Mr Methven tried to convince investigators that he could not remember anything about the killing as he had been affected by drugs and blacked out while committing the gruesome acts.
The timeline presented to a court tells a very different story after prosecutors said Mr Methven, a 27-year-old postman, called the 999 distress number for emergency services to report the murder.
Authorities claimed that Mr Methven had mutilated Ms Spencer-Horn's body, possibly for days after she was dead, and even spoke to her mother, pretending she was still alive.
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The Daily Mail UK reported a hearing in the Glasgow High Court was convened this week to decide Mr Methven's fate, with family and friends of Ms Spencer-Horn on hand to listen to the harrowing details of her death.
Neighbours had told police they heard heard loud noises coming from the home at around midnight on the evening of the murder the court was told.
'At that time, around or shortly after midnight on November 16 through to November 17, 2024, Methven attacked Phoenix by compressing her neck and repeatedly stabbing her to the head and body,' Police Prosecutor Chris McKenna reportedly said.
'Phoenix's naked and mutilated body with her head decapitated was discovered by police covered up within the hall of their home.
'An attempt had also been made by him to sever her torso, right wrist and ankle from her body.
'There were two bloodstained knives lying next to the mutilated body. A further bloodstained knife was found discarded in the bedroom.'
Mr Methven has now admitted to committing the heinous offences against his partner and faces life in jail.
Circumstances leading up to the murder were described in court as normal, with the two both working on the Saturday in question and returning home to share a meal and 'chill' as Mr Methven described their plans to work colleague on the day.
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Evidence in court mentioned Ms Spencer-Horn spoke to her mother and reportedly told her she was staying at home for the evening.
After the murder, police alleged Mr Methven spent hours watching porn on the internet and organised drug purchases.
The following morning, Ms Spencer-Horn's mother, Alison Spencer, tried to contact her daughter via text to which Mr Methven replied: 'Hey sorry I've just woken up xxx', and that Ms Spencer-Horn was 'all good'.
Two days after the murder, Mr Methven reportedly called 999 and spoke to emergency operators, telling them he believed he had taken steroids and cocaine which may have been spiked and he thought he had killed his girlfriend.
When asked to descibe the scene on the call, Mr Methven replied: 'It was f..king horrible.'
'I know she is dead, mate - she is dead,' he added.
After police responded to the call, Mr Methven was taken into custody and the court heard he told the arresting officers' 'I could not stay here with her like that. I tried to dismember her. I moved her from the bath and put her there.'
An autopsy revealed Ms Spencer-Horn suffered 20 stab wounds including the fatal wound to the chest.
'Those related to Phoenix and those who are friends are likely to regard Ewan Methven as the personification of evil,' Mr Mehtven's lawyer Tony Graham reportedly told the court.
'While of little moment, he wishes to express publicly how truly sorry he is for the death.
'He recognises the relatives and friends will never be able to forgive him. He will not be able to forgive himself.
'He understands the bereaved will seek an explanation, but he cannot provide an explanation.'
Mr Methven is due to be sentenced on 14 July.
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