Scottish Postman Admits Murder and Decapitation of Girlfriend

Ewan Methven, a 27-year-old former Royal Mail postman, has admitted to murdering and decapitating his 21-year-old girlfriend, Phoenix Spencer-Horn, at their shared home in East Kilbride last November. Methven attacked Spencer-Horn with three knives, inflicting 20 stab wounds before mutilating her body and severing her head. After the killing, he pretended to be her by texting her mother and spent the weekend driving her car, scrolling through her phone, searching for internet pornography, and attempting to buy cocaine. Methven called emergency services two days after the murder, claiming a drug-induced psychotic episode caused the attack. The court heard that Spencer-Horn had been in good spirits the day before and that Methven had earlier expressed feelings of loneliness due to her work schedule. Methven pleaded guilty to murder and attempting to defeat the ends of justice and faces a life sentence.