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Lee Inglis has confessed to the murder of his former partner, Stacey Hogg, following his discovery that she had started a new relationship. The case was heard at the High Court in Edinburgh, where Inglis admitted stabbing Stacey to death inside her home in Hawick earlier this year. At 39 years old, Inglis had a documented history of violence against Stacey, including previous knife-related assaults for which he avoided imprisonment.
At the time of the murder in June, Inglis was subject to a home curfew and was undertaking unpaid work sentences. He waited until his curfew ended at 7:00 am before travelling from his parents’ home to Stacey’s residence, a journey that took only three minutes. The prosecution revealed that he entered her house through the back door and launched the attack as Stacey descended the stairs. The injuries inflicted were severe and described as “catastrophic wounds” to her neck and head. Stacey was found dead on the floor of a downstairs bathroom, surrounded by a pool of blood.
More troubling details emerged during the court proceedings, including Inglis’s own admissions. Upon arrest, he reportedly told police, “I intended to cut off her head,” and declared, “If I couldn’t have her, nobody would.” Inglis is scheduled to be sentenced at the High Court on 5 November. His violent past against Stacey included two prior convictions for domestic abuse involving knives, for which he again avoided prison. In 2022, he received 150 hours of unpaid work for assaulting Stacey and threatening her with a kitchen knife. The following year, after another conviction for holding a knife to her throat and injuring her, he was given 200 hours of unpaid work, two years of supervision, and a night-time curfew instead of a custodial sentence.
The local community of Hawick expressed shock and sorrow after Stacey’s death. Her funeral was relocated to the town hall to accommodate the large number of attendees, and an online fundraiser raised over £45,000 to support her three children. In a statement, Stacey’s family described her as “a sister, a daughter, a mother and a friend who was taken from us far too soon,” emphasizing her kindness and strength, and the deep impact she had on those around her.
This tragedy is part of a broader pattern of serious violence against women in Scotland in recent months. Another high-profile case involved 35-year-old Stacy Hunter, who was murdered by her estranged husband, Jim Mair, at their home near Houston, Renfrewshire, in July. Mair had been released on bail after appearing in court on charges of strangulation just weeks earlier. Stacy Hunter’s family have stated that signs of manipulation and abuse were evident long before her death, highlighting ongoing concerns about the protection of women experiencing domestic violence
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