'Sadistic' lab technician convicted of murdering co-worker from Nuneaton
The jury took less than 9 minutes to unanimously rule he was guilty.
Last updated 13th Dec 2022
A "sadistic killer" lab technician has been convicted of murdering his work colleague.
He's been found guilty of killing 23 year old Megan Newborough from Nuneaton at his parents' home Leicestershire last year, before dumping her body in a country lane.
30 year old Ross McCullam who had admitted manslaughter, claimed he could not be guilty of murdering his collegue because he acted after a loss of control inadvertently triggered by his victim.
He claimed he was sent into a "blind rage" when the 23 year old triggered his undiagnosed PTSD stemming from unreported childhood sexual abuse.
McCullam told the jury that it was as Newborough allegedly prepared to give him oral sex at his parents home in Leicestershire on the 6th August 2021.
The pair had been dating for less than month when McCullam throttled Newborugh before cutting her throat.
After murdering Ms Newbororough, McCullam bundled her body into her own Citroen C3 to dump the body away from his parent's house.
He then abandoned her car in a car park in Loughborough before hailing a taxi home.
He continued to send Ms Newborough's phone messages and voice mails - including one telling her he loved her - to make it look like he thought she was still alive.
Speaking after the conviction, Detective Inspector Jenni Heggs, of the East Midlands Special Operations Unit, described McCullam as a "wolf in sheep's clothing" and believed he would have "gone on to kill again".
He was unanimously convicted in just over an hour and a half by a Leicester Crown Court jury.
McCullum will be sentenced on Friday 16th December.