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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Mark Brown North of England correspondent

Man who murdered ex-partner and her boyfriend jailed for life in Leeds

Steven Harnett and Katie Higton
Steven Harnett and Katie Higton. Marcus Osborne, of Huddersfield, pleaded guilty to double murder, rape and false imprisonment. Photograph: West Yorkshire police/PA

A man who murdered his ex-partner and her new boyfriend in a “ferocious, merciless and sustained” attack has been jailed for life and told he will never be released.

Days before she was murdered by Marcus Osborne, Katie Higton had told police she feared for her life.

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