Family of girl murdered by ex given law change hope

Image source, Family handout

Image caption, Holly Newton was 15 when she was stabbed to death by her ex-boyfriend Logan MacPhail

By Alison Freeman

North East and Cumbria

The family of a murdered schoolgirl says the government has told them it plans to create a new law defining teenage abusive relationships because of their campaigning.

Micala and Lee Trussler met the Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls minister Satvir Kaur at the Home Office in London on Monday, where they were given an outline of the plans.

Their daughter, Holly Newton, was 15 when she was stabbed to death in an alleyway in Hexham in January 2023 by her ex-boyfriend Logan MacPhail.

Kaur said: "Stories like Holly's are why we are deploying the full power of the state to halve violence against women and girls in a decade."

MacPhail was 16 when he killed Holly and could not accept the relationship was over.…