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| Life for man who murdered mother | |
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| A man who murdered his mother with an axe as she lay in bed at their Aberdeenshire home has been jailed for life. | |
| Euan Munro, 31, had been drinking before he murdered 53-year-old Helen Turner in Insch after an argument. | Euan Munro, 31, had been drinking before he murdered 53-year-old Helen Turner in Insch after an argument. |
| He called his sister in December last year and said: "Me and mum have had an argument, I think I've killed her." | He called his sister in December last year and said: "Me and mum have had an argument, I think I've killed her." |
| Munro, who admitted murder, was told he must serve a minimum of 11 years. It was described as a "family tragedy". | Munro, who admitted murder, was told he must serve a minimum of 11 years. It was described as a "family tragedy". |
| Judge Lord Menzies told Munro at the High Court in Dundee: "You have pled guilty to the most serious crime known to our law. | Judge Lord Menzies told Munro at the High Court in Dundee: "You have pled guilty to the most serious crime known to our law. |
| "This case is a tragedy, it is a terrible, terrible thing to kill your own mother, particularly in the awful way this murder was committed, and that is something you will have to live with for the rest of your life. | "This case is a tragedy, it is a terrible, terrible thing to kill your own mother, particularly in the awful way this murder was committed, and that is something you will have to live with for the rest of your life. |
| "What you did amounts to a tragedy for your family and, I acknowledge, for yourself." | "What you did amounts to a tragedy for your family and, I acknowledge, for yourself." |
| 'Dearly missed' | 'Dearly missed' |
| Munro had been drinking with friends in a local bar and seemed in good spirits before the attack. | Munro had been drinking with friends in a local bar and seemed in good spirits before the attack. |
| On behalf of the family, Grampian Police Det Insp Andy Imray, who led the inquiry, said the end of the case brought the family "a step closer to the conclusion of this family tragedy". | On behalf of the family, Grampian Police Det Insp Andy Imray, who led the inquiry, said the end of the case brought the family "a step closer to the conclusion of this family tragedy". |
| He said: "Helen was a much loved daughter, sister, mother, grandmother and friend, who is dearly missed. | He said: "Helen was a much loved daughter, sister, mother, grandmother and friend, who is dearly missed. |
| "The family believe there are no winners in this case, just losers. They wish to be left in peace as they try to get on with the rest of their lives." | "The family believe there are no winners in this case, just losers. They wish to be left in peace as they try to get on with the rest of their lives." |