Man, 36, who murdered partner in Antrim jailed for at least 19 years

John David Scott, aged 36 with an address listed as Maghaberry Prison, was sentenced at Belfast Crown Court on Friday having earlier entered a plea of guilty to her murder

The Laganside Courts building in Belfast. File picture: Liam McBurney/PA

A man who was repeatedly violent to his partner before killing her has been jailed for a minimum of 19 years.

Natasha Melendez, aged 32 and formerly from Venezuela, was attacked at her home in Lisburn, Co Antrim, on March 22 2020 and died from her injuries on April 1 of the same year.