Man sentenced to life for girlfriend’s stabbing death

Aren Pearson, 41, was found guilty of murdering his partner, 24-year-old Claire Leveque, after a brutal attack in a hot tub in Shetland, where he inflicted severe injuries before leaving her for dead. Following the assault, Pearson attempted to dispose of evidence by driving his car into the sea but returned home and was arrested; he faces a likely life sentence.

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