A DEPRAVED monster has been jailed for murdering a “beautiful” woman after he confessed to cops she was dead in his home while robbing Asda.
Courtney Angus, 21, was discovered at Michael Moore‘s address in Batley, , in July last year.
Courtney Angus was discovered dead after he killer confessed during a robbery Credit: Enterprise
The bar worker has been described as a ‘gorgeous daughter and sister’ Credit: Facebook
The tragic find came after arrested Moore – also known as Michael Doherty – at in nearby Dewsbury and he confessed to the horrific crime.
Moore, 38, has now been jailed for life with a minimum of 33 years at Leeds Crown after he admitted murder.
He also pleaded guilty to theft and three counts of threatening another with an article with a blade or point.
It can now be revealed Moore has previous convictions for rape, arson, assaults, robberies and harassment.
Courtney had rejected the killer’s advances before she was murdered Credit: Enterprise
Courtney was discovered dead at an address in Batley Credit: SWNS
Prosecutors said previously Courtney had been staying at Moore’s address for several days before the brutal killing.
On the day of the horror, he “expressed a romantic interest” in Courtney then threatened to kill himself when she rejected his advances.
He said: “I’m fed up of this life, fed up of being nice, and to be honest it’s not just you, I can’t take much more of life.”
Courtney responded: “It’s not my fault I don’t want a relationship. I haven’t led you on or filled your mind with anything. I’ve been a good friend to you, I’m sorry.”
After the murder, which “involved sexual and/or sadistic conduct”, he created a string of graphic photos that showed Courtney naked and covered in blood.
He also took a selfie and other pictures of Courtney as she lay beaten and dead on his sofa.
Moore then phoned a friend and admitted “I’ve killed someone” before sending a voice note at 3am claiming “the bird had come at him with a knife and he had knocked her spark out and she was dead on his sofa”.
He then went on a violent rampage across Dewsbury – stealing from local shops and threatening supermarket staff with a knife.
Moore also threatened police with a large blade while he was being arrested for the raid on Asda.
When he was arrested in the town centre while brandishing a large knife, the fiend told police: “Get armed response and SIO to me now because I’ve got murder, I’ve got a dead body in my house.”
Officers discovered Courtney inside when police raced to Moore’s home.
In an emotional victim impact statement, Courtney’s mum Diane Angus said: “Since the murder of my daughter, my life is not the same.
“Some days the grief is loud and some days it is quiet, but it is always there. It’s a pain that doesn’t fade with time, it simply changes shape…
“I wish I could hold her again. There is a constant ache of missing her, who she was and who she would have been and the future we were meant to share…Memories that now only live in my heart. I like to believe she is my angel in the sky…Surrounding me in love I cannot see but can feel…
“It brings me comfort knowing she is still close, just in a different way…Grief doesn’t mean I’ve stopped living, it means I loved deeply and still do and I always will.”
Eze Chidiebere Paul
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