A lab worker accused of knifing his girlfriend to death searched for details about notorious killers on the internet before Googling 'who cuts your hair in prison' hours after her death, a court has heard. Ross McCullum has admitted the manslaughter of 23-year-old Megan Newborough, but denies having murderous intent when he strangled her and cut her throat with a knife at his home. He searched online for pornography and then for information on Levi Bellfield and Harold Shipman after disposing of her body, a jury has heard. A trial at Leicester Crown Court heard McCullum was found to have also conducted internet searches linked to Soham killer Ian Huntley and Yorkshire ripper Peter Sutcliffe. Prosecutors allege McCullum murdered Megan between 8.08pm and 8.49pm on Friday August 6 last year, and set off at around 9pm in his victim's car to dump her body in a country lane. He googled information on 'Dr Death' Harold Shipman ( Getty Images) The lab worker also searched for stories about serial killer Levi Bellfield ( PA) Jurors have been told McCullum, of Windsor Close, Coalville, left Megan's Citroen C3 in a car park at Loughborough College, where he dumped bloodstained clothing, shortly before 10pm on August 6. Continuing his opening speech to the jury on Thursday, prosecutor John Cammegh KC said McCullum took a taxi back to Coalville, arriving home at about 10.45pm. Mr Cammegh said McCullum then texted Miss Newborough's phone with a messages reading "Did you get back alright baby" and "I guessing you've gone bed or your phone has died so I'll talk to you in the morning and then we can go round yours." Describing evidence found by analysis of phone records, the prosecutor told the jury: "The defendant engaged in a gr){kind=link}
Jurors heard that Ross McCullum searched online for details about four serial killers and Googled ‘Who cuts your hair in prison?’ hours after the death of his girlfriend Megan Newborough
A lab worker accused of knifing his girlfriend to death searched for details about notorious killers on the internet before Googling ‘who cuts your hair in prison’ hours after her death, a court has heard.
Ross McCullum has admitted the manslaughter of 23-year-old Megan Newborough, but denies having murderous intent when he strangled her and cut her throat with a knife at his home.
He searched online for pornography and then for information on Levi Bellfield and Harold Shipman after disposing of her body, a jury has heard.
A trial at Leicester Crown Court heard McCullum was found to have also conducted internet searches linked to Soham killer Ian Huntley and Yorkshire ripper Peter Sutcliffe.