East Kilbride Man Admits Murdering Partner, Cover-Up Attempt

Ewan Methven, 27, has admitted to the brutal murder of his 21-year-old girlfriend, Phoenix Spencer-Horn, at her home in East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire. Prosecutors detailed that Methven attacked her by repeatedly striking her head and body with knives and also choked her. After the killing, Methven attempted to cover up the crime by severing her head and trying to remove her limbs and torso over a two-day period. He further impersonated Phoenix in text messages to her mother, falsely claiming she was "alive and well" to avoid arrest and prosecution. Methven’s guilty pleas to murder and attempting to defeat the ends of justice were entered by his KC, Tony Graham, and accepted by advocate depute Chris McKenna at the High Court in Glasgow. Members of Phoenix’s grieving family were present during the court proceedings.