Man admits murdering former partner in Hawick stabbing

Summarised from 2 outlets · 3 reports · Updated 9 Oct, 12:25 · Archive

Lee Inglis has admitted stabbing his former partner Stacey Hogg to death in her home in Hawick.

Lee Inglis, 39, has pleaded guilty at the High Court in Edinburgh to stabbing his former partner Stacey Hogg, 35, to death in her home in Hawick on 25 June. Police found Hogg in a pool of blood on a downstairs bathroom floor. She suffered "catastrophic wounds" to her neck and head. Inglis waited until his home curfew ended at 07:00 before travelling from his parents' home to Hogg's house, a three-minute journey. The court heard that he entered through the back door and attacked Hogg as she came down the stairs. According to the court, Inglis told police: "I intended to cut off her head" and "If I couldn't have her, nobody would."

Inglis had a documented history of domestic abuse against Hogg. In 2022 he was sentenced to 150 hours of unpaid work for assaulting her and threatening to kill her with a kitchen knife. The court heard he had caused her injury by putting his hands around her neck and causing her to fall and strike her head. He avoided prison again the following year after being convicted of holding a knife to her throat and cutting her face. He was still serving a home curfew and an unpaid work order when he killed Hogg, reportedly a day after learning she had begun another relationship.

Inglis will be sentenced at the High Court in Edinburgh on 5 November. Following Hogg's death, a GoFundMe set up by her brother Arran raised over £35,000 to help cover funeral costs and support her three children.

How it is being reported

• 'Violent and dangerous' brute murdered ex-partner in frenzied knife attack at her homeLee Inglis pleaded guilty to murder after repeatedly stabbing his ex Stacey Hogg in the head and body at her home.Daily Record · 9 Oct, 11:45
• Serial abuser stabbed mum-of-three to death in frenzied knife attackLee Inglis pleaded guilty to murder after repeatedly stabbing his ex Stacey Hogg in the head and body at her home.Daily Record · 9 Oct, 11:45
• Domestic abuser admits murdering former partnerLee Inglis has admitted stabbing Stacey Hogg to death in her home in Hawick.BBC Scotland · 9 Oct, 11:08

In this story: Lee Inglis · Stacey Hogg · Hawick · High Court in Edinburgh

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