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Steven Miles jailed for murder of girlfriend Elizabeth Thomas | Steven Miles jailed for murder of girlfriend Elizabeth Thomas |
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A teenage boy obsessed with a TV serial killer has been jailed for at least 25 years for murdering and dismembering his 17-year-old girlfriend. | |
Guildford Crown Court heard Steven Miles stabbed Elizabeth Thomas to death before cutting up her body with saws in his bedroom. | |
He was arrested at the scene in Amy Road, Oxted, Surrey, on January 24. | |
Jurors heard Miles, 17, who admitted murder, had a fixation with the lead character in the US series Dexter. | |
He was given a life sentence and told he must serve at least 25 years before being considered for release. | |
The teenager, who had been diagnosed as having an autistic syndrome, told his family that a voice in his head named Ed told him to kill someone. | |
He used tools from his father's tree surgeon business to cut up his girlfriend's body before wrapping her dismembered limbs in clingfilm and placing them in bin bags. | |
Elizabeth's family described her as a "kind, caring, loving and gentle girl". | Elizabeth's family described her as a "kind, caring, loving and gentle girl". |
She grew up in West Wickham, south-east London, and had been studying at Oxted School for her A-Levels at the time of her death. | She grew up in West Wickham, south-east London, and had been studying at Oxted School for her A-Levels at the time of her death. |