As Judge Paul Sloan QC said: Alice went within a few months from a happy, outgoing, vibrant person into being miserable, lonely and scared.. The 24-year-old was killed by Trimaan Dhillon, a soldier who had bombarded her with messages, hacked her social media accounts and delivered numerous unwanted gifts since their separation. Michelle Davidson has started her pet walking/sitting business this week as a side hustle. As per sources, Trimaan is currently imprisoned in HM Prison Durham, a category B mens prison in the Elvet area of Durham in County Durham, England. 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. Kathy Friend, from Glasgow, was involved in a number of nature-related ventures, and formerly worked as a camerawoman. Judge Sloan described the murder as an act of utter barbarism. Not a shred of remorse have you [Trimaan] 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, the judge added while sentencing Trimaan. A review last year found Northumbria Police and the British Army had failed to recognise and act upon the former soldier's jealous and obsessive behaviour. The anonymous man was flying to a work conference with his boss with an airline he uses a lot and was offered a first class seat. Lance Corporal Trimaan "Harry" Dhillon, 26, denied murder at Newcastle Crown Court, saying she had fallen on a carving knife during an argument. Trimaan Dhillon claimed Alice Ruggles' death was an accident, Alice Ruggles grew up in Leicestershire but stayed in the Newcastle area after studying at Northumbria University, Alice Ruggles was working in Newcastle at the time of her murder, Alice Ruggles' mother, Sue Hills, said none of her friends or family "will ever be the same again". 2023 BBC. We all hope to do as much as we can to learn lessons, says her mother, to raise awareness, and ultimately, as we all sincerely hope, to help prevent what happened to Alice happening to others.. He was told to stay away from her by police, but the Indian-born soldier ignored the warning. We would not have been able to predict at that stage that he would go on to murder Alice.. A soldier has been jailed for life for breaking into his ex-girlfriend's flat and cutting her throat from ear to ear. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Prince Andrew demands mansion 'fit for a king' and disgraced royal wants top role. The jury were told Dhillon soon set about alienating her from her friends, knocked her self-confidence and demanded her constant attention. It is here that his controlling behaviour towards women began to emerge. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Prince Harry says marijuana 'really helped' him but cocaine 'did nothing' for him. Their acquaintance eventually grew to become a relationship by early 2016. 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? "We welcomed Trimaan Dhillon into our family and he came across as a normal person," she said. Obsessive control freak Trimaan Dhillon was the SAS hopeful who went from protecting the Royal family to life at Her Majestys pleasure. 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Can Nigeria's election result be overturned? Two days before her death, Alice rang Sue to say she was worried after her second call to the police. The Good Morning Britain presenter has opened up about the heartbreaking moment in an emotional interview. At 6.30pm her body is found by flatmate Maxine McGill, who had to break in to the property. We didnt think that she was the sort of girl that something like this could happen to. VideoRussian minister laughed at for Ukraine war claims, The children left behind in Cuba's mass exodus, Xi Jinping's power grab - and why it matters, Snow, Fire and Lights: Photos of the Week. Dhillon attended Catholic schools and military academies. Ange Postecoglou lays down Celtic gauntlet to 7 fringe players as he reveals summer transfer talks have begun. By last summer Alice suspected he was cheating on her and the relationship began to flounder. 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A mother is still fighting for more action to be taking on stalking five years after her daughter was murdered by her obsessive, stalker-ex. Northumbria Police said at the time no-one knew the level of threat Dhillon posed, but added it had referred their actions to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). 'We knew a lot about Trimaan Dhillon because he was a serving solider in the British army. Lanterns lit in memory of tragic Scots girl, 5, seen from plane by family flying home. Lance Corporal Trimaan "Harry" Dhillon, 26 . Thus, upon launching their investigation, the police focused all their attention towards Alices ex-boyfriend Trimaan Harry Dhillon. CCTV captures Trimaan Dhillon in the hours after he murdered Alice Ruggles. But, by August, Alice finished with him, after learning he had repeatedly cheated on her with women he met on dating apps. He fled without calling 999 but remembered to take her phone and the murder weapon. Evil:This week Harry Dhillon, a 26-year-old soldier, was jailed for 22 years for the barbaric, premeditated killing of Alice. The big striker was at his best and Beale is delighted to have him fit and firing again. 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. Man lured to death by 'honeytrap' pair who robbed him of fake Rolex after Instagram plot. He spent time at Sandhurst Academy and had also worked for the Royal Guard, protecting the Royal family on visits to Scotland. Alice was a kind, incredibly sociable, fun-loving person; she had the ability to light up the room whenever she walked in. The 26-year-old killer threw away a promising army career by murdering Alice Ruggles in a jealous rage at her flat in Gateshead a year ago. Test yourself with this Cockney Rhyming Slang quiz. Sentencing him to a minimum of 22 years, judge Paul . Read about our approach to external linking. 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." Her parents fear the minimum term will be interpreted as his full sentence. Sentencing him to a minimum of 22 years, judge Paul . She suffered 24 injuries, including defensive wounds, while 6ft 1in Dhillon suffered none. 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. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. . 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The police gave Dhillon a notice warning him to leave her alone. His father Kuldip was a parachute regiment Major and mother Parminder was a graduate of Guru Nanak Dev University in Amritsar. As per reports, he started to stalk her after the breakup. October 12 - He drives from his barracks again and waits for Miss Ruggles to finish work. Part one of two. The Northumbria police arrested Trimaan, only for him to protest his innocence and say that he hadnt gone to Alices flat. But Alice contacted the police twice for help in the ten days before her murder, saying she feared for her safety. Raul Ortiz Murder: Where is Erin Robinson Now. Employee left baffled after boss was 'livid' he didn't give her his first class flight upgrade. The 26-year-old had denied the killing, saying it was Miss Ruggles who had attacked him with a . Read about our approach to external linking. She posted him care packages and he sent her flowers. But Mike didnt taken them seriously and booked a flight to see Alice, who has brothers Nick, 27, and Patrick, 21, for October 13 the day after she was murdered. We believe there are important lessons to be learned from what happened to Alice. "If he goes back to his home country, then that would mean that we wouldn't know where he is, we wouldn't be given information every year like we are now, we would just be constantly worried that he'd been released without our knowledge.". 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. Dhillon, an only child, was born in India and moved around as his father was in the army. 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. He was determined she should not be happy with anyone else., Alices friend and flatmate Maxine McGill, 29, a manager at Sky who would discover her body, told the court: Alice became an introvert, visibly shaking with anxiety, she became skinny, she lost so much weight, she was pale and nowhere near as outgoing as she used to be..