Robert McWhir killed his girlfriend in a 'cold-blooded' murder before running away and lying to police about his actions.
Mr Holder successfully pulled 6ft 2in McWhir off the victim, who was more than a foot shorter than her killer.
Detective Inspector Emma Pitts said:"This was a vicious, cold-blooded murder for which McWhir has shown no remorse."He physically overpowered Marissa, who was more than a foot shorter than him and considerably lighter, and held her under freezing cold stagnant water until she died. He only released her when confronted by his friend and by then it was too late."
He also pleaded guilty to breaching a restraining order banning him from contacting Miss Aldrich, for which he received no separate penalty. She told Miss Aldrich's children that their mother was seriously hurt but didn't say she had died at that time.Gemma Aldrich said:"The children started to cry but I said 'mummy wouldn’t want that so let’s enjoy our last day/evening'. That is exactly what we did. I was broken inside but I had to put on a brave face, and pretend everything was going to be ok.
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