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Ewan Methve pleaded guilty to murder (Picture: Police Scotland\/PA Wire)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A man has admitted to murdering and decapitating his girlfriend before texting her mum pretending to be her.<\/p>\n

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Ewan Methven, 27, killed Phoenix<\/a> Spencer-Horn, 21, at the home they shared in Kilbride’s Glen Lee, South Lanarkshire, on November 16.<\/p>\n

Methven, a Royal Mail<\/a> postman, attacked Phoenix with three knives, stabbing her 20 times. <\/p>\n

He pleaded guilty to murder and attempting to defeat the ends of justice at the High Court<\/a> in Glasgow today. <\/p>\n

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He will be sentenced next month.<\/p>\n

Detective Chief Inspector Susie Cairns said: ‘My thoughts remain with Phoenix\u2019s family and friends as they continue to try to come to terms with what happened.’<\/p>\n

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Ewan Methve pleaded guilty to murder (Picture: Police Scotland\/PA Wire) A man has admitted to murdering and decapitating his girlfriend before texting her mum pretending to be her. GRAPHIC WARNING:<\/p>\n

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