A violent thug stabbed his ex-partner to death after being spared jail for an earlier assault on her in the latest indictment of the SNP’s ‘soft-touch’ justice system.
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Lee Inglis, 39, who admitted murdering mother-of-three Stacey Hogg, 35, was under an electronic tagging or ‘restriction of liberty’ order for a previous knife attack on Ms Hogg which left her face scarred.
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Inglis, who killed her in a jealous rage, had been given a Community Payback Order (CPO) for the ‘despicable’ crime and put under a curfew, which was still in force at the time of the killing on June 25.
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It comes just weeks before a new law which gives the courts the ability to use GPS tracking and tagging as part of court disposals comes into force in December.
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Scottish Tory justice spokesman Stephen Kerr said: ‘This is an appalling case of SNP soft-touch justice.
‘A violent offender like this should never have been free to offend again and ultimately brutally murder a woman in her home.
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‘Cases like this are happening too often and John Swinney must now get tough on violent thugs.’
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Stacey Hogg was stabbed several times in the neck by her former partner, Lee Inglis
Inglis told police he had intended to behead his victim in the frenzied attack but the High Court in Edinburgh heard he had found it ‘too difficult’.
He pleaded guilty to a murder charge, aggravated because it involved abuse of his ex-partner.
Judge Lord Ewing was told that the couple had been in a relationship for around 15 years but split after his conviction two years ago and he moved to live with his parents just a few minutes away.
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Prosecutor Leanne Cross KC said Inglis had two convictions from December 2021 for which he was given CPOs and a non-harassment order.
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But he breached the ban to contact Ms Hogg twice, leaving her severely injured and permanently disfigured in an attack in October 2024.
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Ms Cross told the court: ‘He was in regular contact with her, making clear to her that he would always be around, and would be able to find her.
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‘He made threats towards her, should she become involved with anyone else.’
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Lord Ewing was told in the ten months before her death, Ms Hogg tried to distance herself from Inglis and became involved in another relationship.
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Inglis found out and bombarded her with aggressive messages until she finally told him about her new partner.
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Ms Cross said: ‘The accused became abusive and threatening via text messages, at one point saying: “You shouldn’t have told me, Stacey” and “You know what’s coming”.
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‘The messages scared the deceased, so she went to her mother’s address to wait until the accused’s curfew began at 7pm.
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‘Her friends repeatedly advised her to go to the police as they were concerned for her safety.
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‘The deceased told them that she would go to the police if things got worse.’
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Ms Hogg was at home watching football on TV when a nearby doorbell camera captured Inglis heading towards her home just after 7am, and about six minutes later she came face-to-face with her killer.
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Mr Inglis, who plead guilty to murder, had been on an electronic tag at the time
After he repeatedly stabbed her in the neck with a kitchen knife, he returned home and told his mother: ‘Phone the police because I have just killed Stacey.’
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He was examined by a psychiatrist who found he has a personality disorder but concluded Inglis was responsible for his actions and could stand trial.
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Ms Cross told the court that Ms Hogg had spent the night before her death at home watching Scotland play Brazil in the World Cup with a teenager.
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Lord Ewing asked if it was the 13-year-old who found the body afterwards, Ms Cross said: ‘Yes, that’s right.’
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She added that following his arrest that morning, Inglis ‘spoke openly and freely’ at a full psychiatric assessment.
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Ms Cross said the pair had split up, adding: ‘He said that he had been triggered by the deceased’s disclosure of a new partner.
‘He said that he had intended to cut off her head but had found this too difficult and that whilst his actions were premeditated, he had not intended for it to be that day or to be so rushed.
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‘He confirmed that the deceased was his possession and said that if he could not have her, no one could.’
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Members of Ms Hogg’s family were in court and watched him being brought into court in handcuffs, with one shouting: ‘You murdering b******.’
Inglis will be sentenced next month.
Detective Inspector Ross Duthie said: ‘Inglis is a violent and dangerous individual who will now face the consequences of his despicable actions.’
Scottish Government has been contacted.
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