September 2016 - Dhillon harasses his ex and hacks into her Facebook account so he can monitor what she is doing. According to the Sun, Dhillion also hacked into Ruggle's Facebook "to monitor her movements. But behind the respectable military faade, obsessive Dhillon lacked discipline when it came to women and that would be his downfall. The story of the killer who attacked his ex-girlfriend in a jealous frenzy and committed a brutal murder after a campaign of harassment. The 26-year-old had denied the killing, saying it was Miss Ruggles who had attacked him with a . 'We knew a lot about Trimaan Dhillon because he was a serving solider in the British army. Prince Andrew demands mansion 'fit for a king' and disgraced royal wants top role. When she blocked him, he even contacted Alices friends and her mother - who he tried to turn against her daughter. In evidence, Ms McGill claimed her friend had complained to police about Dhillon's obsessive behaviour but that she felt she had been "palmed off". At his trial Dhillon explained the swift engagement was due to his upbringing: If you start going out with a girl, that is a girl you are likely to stay with. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. His first relationship was with Eniko Nemeth in 2012, who ended up getting a restraining order against him after she said he spat at her while confronting her in the street for finishing with him. He did not react when a jury at Newcastle Crown Court convicted him of murder after they took less than two hours to dismiss his fanciful story that she had accidentally stabbed herself while lunging at him. Ive been living through an endless nightmare, Sue Ruggles said. Martin Boyle reveals sick Hibs injury trolls after World Cup heartbreak but vows to use online gremlins as motivation. 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Lance Corporal Trimaan "Harry" Dhillon left . They became friends and began to develop a relationship in early 2016. The winger says it wasn't nice to read but he will only use it as positive energy. By last summer Alice suspected he was cheating on her and the relationship began to flounder. Dhillon had climbed into Miss Ruggles' flat through an open window and set about murdering her, probably kneeling on her back and holding her head up to slash her throat at least six times, cutting through to the spine. Adults should be doing a certain amount of physical activity every week, but you don't have to be strict to see health improvements. Sentencing Dhillon to life with a minimum of 22 years, Judge Paul Sloan said the murder was an act of "utter barbarism". What's the least amount of exercise we can get away with? Her flatmate Maxine McGill made the gruesome discovery on the bathroom floor and a harrowing 999 call was played to the jury. Dhillon's relationship with Miss Ruggles began when he was serving abroad. He was arrested but released without charge and instead given a restraining order by police. . After that he was warned by the police and army bosses to leave her alone but ignored them, sending her a parcel with a letter and photographs. Crown Court Hearing. Even though the convicted murderer filed an appeal against his life sentence, it was refused in 2018. Flattered, Alice decided to get to know him and the pair began to message and video chat daily. Tragic: University graduate Alice Ruggles (pictured left with her mother) died after being brutally murdered by her ex-boyfriend. But, by August, Alice finished with him, after learning he had repeatedly cheated on her with women he met on dating apps. She was then asked if she wanted Dhillion arrested, which the BBC states is "a question the IOPC [Independent Office for Police Conduct] said victims should not be asked, as guidance states the decision to arrest lies with an officer." October 2 - Miss Ruggles makes a statement to Northumbria Police. As Judge Paul Sloan QC said: Alice went within a few months from a happy, outgoing, vibrant person into being miserable, lonely and scared.. Real evil, she says. LONDON: An Indian-origin British soldier was on Wednesday sentenced to jail for killing his ex-girlfriend in north-east England last year. As Richard Wright QC, prosecuting, explained: This was a dangerous obsession borne out of his inability to let go of something he viewed as being his. A soldier has been found guilty of the murder of his ex-girlfriend, 24-year-old Alice Ruggles, after having stalked her following their break up. They exchange messages about his arrival the next day. In fact he had not seen the casualties and only visited the site of the accident to guard it two days later, the court heard. Harry: I always felt different to rest of family, US-made cheese can be called 'gruyere' - court, The children left behind in Cuba's exodus, AOC under investigation for Met Gala dress, Canadian grandma helps police snag phone scammer. Lance Corporal Trimaan "Harry" Dhillon left Alice Ruggles to bleed to death on her bathroom floor after breaking into her flat in Gateshead and slashing her neck. On October 12, 2016, Alices dead body was found dead at her apartment in Rawling Road, Gateshead, by Maxine McGill, who was her best friend, work colleague, and flatmate. An Indian-origin British soldier was today sentenced to a minimum of 22 years behind bars for killing his ex-girlfriend in north-east England last year. On September 30 last year, after she had finished with him, he travelled all the way from Edinburgh in his BMW and left flowers and chocolates on Alices outside window sill, freaking her out. An Indian-origin soldier is on trial in Britain for killing his former girlfriend by slitting her throat "from ear to ear" after she ended the relationship due to his "controlling and manipulative" nature, a media report said. Dusk on a cold October evening, and the terraced houses on Rawling Road, Gateshead, already have their curtains drawn. Alice Ruggles, 24, was found fatally injured at her home in Rawling Road, Gateshead, in October. She posted him care packages and he sent her flowers. Alices family are now campaigning for a change to police procedures. REVEALED: Huge sonic boom felt by thousands across the country was caused by RAF Typhoon jets scrambling to DR ELLIE CANNON: My breast has not got lumps but it's itchy, should I be concerned about cancer at age 72? To the outside world the lance corporal, who went by the name Harry, was a hero who served in Afghanistan and wore his 2 Scots uniform with pride. Retired detective Allan Jones claims Sinclair should have been tried for the murders Anna Kenny, Hilda McAuley and Agnes Cooney. Kiara Advani (Centre), Kriti Sanon (Right) and singer AP Dhillon (Left) perform during the opening ceremony of 2023 Women's Premier League (WPL) at the DY Patil Stadium. Kate Garraway's husband Derek's final words as he thought he was about to die. In his controversial memoir Spare, Harry admitted to regular drug-taking. Speaking to the Newcastle Chronicle, Alice's family . Sentencing him to a minimum of 22 years, judge Paul . She suffered 24 injuries, including defensive wounds, while 6ft 1in Dhillon suffered none. Dr. Bolton later testified in court that the injuries Alice sustained were unsurvivable. Alice suffered 24 injuries in total, including defensive wounds. Alice Ruggles, 24, was found fatally injured at her home in Rawling Road, Gateshead, in October. Sentencing, Dhillon Judge Sloan told him: "Not a shred of remorse have you shown from first to last - indeed you were concentrating so hard on getting your story right when giving evidence you forgot even to shed a crocodile tear.". Emergency services raced to Leith Walk around 9.30am after a 50-year-old man was attacked outside a former Cash Converters. 5) Trimaan Dhillon - Plea and Trial Preparation - Crown Court Hearings. Trimaan Dhillon - For Mention (Defendant to Attend) - Crown Court Hearings. Read about our approach to external linking. As per reports, Trimaan started to alienate Alice from her friends, negatively affect her self-confidence, and demand constant attention. 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Not so shipshape! As per prosecutor Richard Wright, Trimaan claimed that he put Alice in a headlock to resist her attack, only for her to collapse in the bathroom. A soldier who stalked his ex-girlfriend before cutting her throat from ear to ear has been jailed for 22 years after being found guilty of her murder. Art Attack's Neil Buchanan unrecognisable after quitting kids TV show. She said: Justice has been done today but none of our family, nor any of Alices closest friends, will ever be the same again. Sign up for Bustle UK's twice-weekly newsletter, featuring the latest must-watch TV, moving personal stories, and expert advice on the hottest viral buys. Miss Ruggles and Dhillon developed an intense relationship over the internet while he was serving in Afghanistan and she was working for Sky in Newcastle. This feeling of failure will stay with me forever, she said, adding she would never forgive herself for advising her daughter that if she ignored Dhillon, he would eventually stop contacting her. Prince Harry opens up about drug use, saying marijuana 'really helped' him but cocaine and alcohol was 'more 'I got picked on quite a lot': Prince Harry opens up about having his nose broken on the rugby pitch during What will the next pandemic be? Keen to pursue military ambitions, he applied to become a British Army officer but his UK citizenship was not complete so he had to take a non-commissioned rank. Sentencing him to a minimum of 22 years, judge Paul Sloan QC said the murder was an act of "utter barbarism". My daughter totally changed after she met him. Thug punches pair in savage unprovoked night-time attack on Glasgow street. He asks if they can hook up, presumably for no-strings sex, casually adding that he will be free in around 20 to 30 minutes. 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Then, two days before he killed Alice, he did the 240 mile round trip again - this time taking a photograph of the back of her flat in what prosecutors suggested may have been a reconnaissance mission for what was to come when he broke in and murdered Alice on October 12. May 28, 2019. 2023 Cinemaholic Inc. All rights reserved. Can Nigeria's election result be overturned? The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said the prisons minister had spoken to the Ruggles family "to discuss their understandable concerns". Police at the scene on Rawling Road in Bensham. The WORST care homes in England: Interactive map reveals the lowest-rated 2,530 residences - so is there one Do YOU know your Adam and Eve from your Ruby Murray? He also got to know of Alice, one of four children of Professor Clive Ruggles, 64, an expert in archaeoastronomy (a mix of archaeology and astronomy), and Dr Sue Hills, 56, head of maths at 11,600-a-year Leicester High School for Girls, where Alice was a pupil. According to reports, Trimaan allegedly began isolating Alice from her friends, negatively . Part one of two. Revealed: The top 10 fastest-growing destinations for UK pensioners retiring overseas. Alice Ruggles was killed by her obsessive ex Trimaan . Toxic trauma expert Gabor Mate diagnoses Prince Harry with attention deficit disorder but tells him it CAN 'I felt different to the rest of my family - and my mum felt the same': Prince Harry opens up on his 'broken Hollywood's love affair with the new non-binary Brit Pack: After MeToo sex scandals, Tinseltown is desperate Five unexpected signs in your 20s and 30s you're at risk of developing heart disease later in life. The 26-year-old killer threw away a promising army career by murdering Alice Ruggles in a jealous rage at her flat in Bensham, Sign up for our regular free newsletter for court stories sent straight to your inbox. Trimaan "Harry" Dhillon denies killing his ex-girlfriend, who days before her death chose not to have him arrested for harassment. Netflix's 'My Lover My Killer' season 2 episode I Chronicles Alice's grotesque murder and portrays how the tragedy affected her mom and father. . Send your story ideas to northeastandcumbria@bbc.co.uk. Ex-servicewoman who worked at Namibian animal sanctuary starts dog walking business. The Met Office said next week will start with the coldest day of the year so far with temperatures dropping to near freezing in northern parts of the UK. His first relationship was with Eniko Nemeth in 2012, who ended up getting a restraining order against him after she said he spat at her while confronting her in the street for finishing with him. "He's made threats against the family," she said. Lance Corporal Trimaan "Harry" Dhillon, 26, denied murder at Newcastle Crown Court, saying she had fallen on a carving knife during an argument. This was how, aged 19, Dhillon, who had led a conservative life with his devoutly religious Sikh parents, came to the UK and was exposed to the freedoms and excesses enjoyed by British students. On October 12, 2016, Trimaan reportedly broke into Alices flat and cornered her in her bathroom despite Alices attempts to lock herself in the bathroom. Clive . A short clip from the 999 call made by Alice Ruggles' housemate. Netflix's 'My Lover My Killer' season 2 episode I Chronicles Alice's grotesque murder and portrays how the tragedy affected her mom and father. August 2016 - Miss Ruggles decides to end the relationship due to him messaging other women. Dhillon returned to her flat on reconnaissance, taking photos of a back entrance. Voicemail messages left by Alice Ruggles' killer in the days before he murdered her after a terrifying stalking campaign have emerged.. Lance Corporal Trimaan "Harry" Dhillon, today jailed for 22 . Ruggles was then forced to contact the Northumbria Police about Dhillion's behaviour for a second time on Oct. 7 2016 having received "a letter and photographs in the post" from him, the BBC reports. He then took Alices phone and murder weapon and fled, disposing of them on his way back to Edinburgh. She suffered 24 injuries, including defensive wounds, while 6ft 1in Dhillon suffered none. There were riding lessons and holidays to America and Europe. Grabbing a 6in knife from the kitchen, he chased her into the bathroom, pinned her down and slashed at her neck with such ferocity that he cut through to her spine. 2023 BBC. A soldier slit his ex-girlfriend's throat from "ear to ear" just days after she had told police she did not want him arrested for harassment, a court heard. I'm a vet, and here are five dog breeds most prone to cancer - including Golden Retrievers and Rottweilers, Do not sell or share my personal information. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Then on October 12 last year, the Lance Corporal and signaller with the 2 Scots regiment, climbed through an open window of the flat Alice shared with a friend. Credit: Northumbria Police Dhillon, a Lance Corporal at the time who trained with the Special . Man lured to death by 'honeytrap' pair who robbed him of fake Rolex after Instagram plot. Obsessive control freak Trimaan Dhillon was the SAS hopeful who went from protecting the Royal family to life at Her Majesty's pleasure. First aired in July 2018, Channel 5's Murdered By My Stalker tells the heartbreaking story of 24-year-old Alice Ruggles, who was murdered by her ex-boyfriend in Oct. 2016 after months of being stalked and harassed by him. After this, Dhillion began to stalk Ruggles by inundating her with "text messages and phone calls," "unwelcome visits to her home," and "unwanted gifts," according to the BBC, and he also "threatened to kill himself." Alice is such a nice person, in a way she didnt want to make a fuss, didnt want to get him into trouble, bless her, explained her heartbroken father Clive. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. ", Dhillion was eventually issued a police information notice (PIN) for harassment, the BBC reports, but he ignored it. We were so excited. Aware of this impending date from hacking her account, Dhillon stepped up his harassment to such an extent that ten days before her death, Alice contacted police. What's the least amount of exercise we can get away with? Antonio Colak set Rangers challenge as Beale wants 'best player' from Kilmarnock win to push Morelos all the way. She was his first girlfriend. Dhillon told a series of lies to talk his way out of trouble, and in his defence, made a series of accusations about the woman he supposedly loved. Trimaan Dhillon must serve at least 22 years of a life sentence after he was found guilty of murdering Alice Ruggles in Bensham, Sign up for our regular free newsletter for court stories sent straight to your inbox. They got together in September 2012 he had proposed by the end of the year. Miss Ruggles, originally from near Market Harborough in Leicestershire, had reported her ex-boyfriend Dhillon to the police a number of times before he cut the 24-year-old's throat in October 2016. Dhillon posted letters and poems, and even sent a rambling Facebook message to her mother asking her to persuade Alice to take him back. Dhillon filed an appeal for his sentence, but this was refused. "Unfortunately he was a cruel, manipulative bully who made Alice miserable and took her away from us. Alices mother Sue admits she will forever be haunted by guilt that she and the police could have done more to save her daughter. Lance Corporal Trimaan "Harry" Dhillon, 26, denied murder at Newcastle Crown Court, saying she had fallen on a carving knife during an argument. Miss Ruggles contacts police. Miss Ruggles and Dhillon developed an intense relationship over the internet while he was serving in Afghanistan and she was working for Sky in Newcastle. Rationally . Murdered By My Stalker airs tonight (May 28) on Channel 5 at 10 p.m. Sophie Turners Joan Charts The Rise Of A Famous British Jewel Thief, The Subject Of This Netflix True Crime Doc Is Now Guilty Of Murdering His Wife & Son, 'Horizon Forbidden Wests DLC' Takes Place In A Ravaged Los Angeles, Stephen Fry Is Set To Host 'Jeopardy!s UK Comeback. The Good Morning Britain presenter has opened up about the heartbreaking moment in an emotional interview. A short clip from the 999 call made by Alice Ruggles' housemate. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. Jailing him, Judge Paul Sloan QC said: 'You were pinning her down, probably by kneeling on her back, and in an act of . trimaan dhillon father. They are hopeful that their and Judge Sloans remarks will be taken into account before considering Trimaans release if it happens. The court was told Miss Ruggles, who had complained to police about Dhillon's behaviour, was found on her bathroom floor on 12 October and had bled to death.