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My daughter Megan Newton, 18, was raped and murdered by a semi-pro footballer – why I will NEVER forgive his family
A HEARTBROKEN mum said she will never forgive the family of her teen daughter's killer after they acted as though she did something wrong.
Joseph Trevor, then 19, knifed 18-year-old Megan Newton nine times in the back and brutally raped her after she kindly offered him a place to stay for the night.
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He was then caught on CCTV fleeing her flat in Newcastle-under-Lyme while looking at his bloodied hands.
But just hours before the gruesome killing in April 2019, Trevor, who knew Megan from school, had been allowed to walk free from custody after he was detained for possession of drugs.
Megan's mum Sarah Newton has now revealed how she can't forgive Trevor's family including his police officer dad.
He worked for Staffordshire Police but was cleared of any wrongdoing.
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Speaking from her home in Stoke-On-Trent, Sarah told The Sun Online how she was given a "stony" look in court as though she was the one who had "done something wrong".
On the night Megan was killed, drug-addled Trevor, who had taken ketamine and possibly cocaine, had been spotted hiding a bag of white powder down his trousers and the police were called.
The semi-pro footballer was then taken to the station where he was searched before being allowed back out on the streets to continue his night out with pals.
It was then unwitting Megan invited Trevor back to her flat as an "act of kindness" because he was too scared to face his cop parents.
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Chilling CCTV showed the pair smiling as they arrived at Megan's flat before Trevor unleashed into his gruesome attack.
The monster raped terrified Megan before stabbing her nine times in the back.
He then left her to die on her bloodied bed as he fled the home and chucked her keys in an attempt to cover his tracks.
Sarah said: “If I think about him I think about he took her life and that just crucifies me.
"In the last 30 minutes of her life she must have been so afraid.
“I think he killed her because he wanted sex and she said ‘no’. He
wouldn’t accept it for an answer and then there was no stopping him."
After murdering Megan, Trevor was found by police sitting on a bridge - sparking concerns for his welfare.
He was eventually arrested after Megan's mutilated body was discovered by a neighbour.
Trevor also confessed to friends he had "done something bad".
It later emerged he had been accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl - leading to school pals giving him the grim nickname ";Rolf Harris" - but the case was never prosecuted.
'COMPLETELY DESTROYED ME'
Sarah said: "He was the son of two coppers but he had a dark side that came out. I remember Megan saying he was an oddball. They only talked because they both loved football.
“Her classmates always thought he was a bit weird. They nicknamed him Rolf Harris.
“He would be laughing and joking one minute and the next he would flip out.
“Megan was street-smart but she had a heart of gold.
“She knew life wasn’t easy all the time and she wanted to help people
who were in need. And he took advantage of that.
“I never mention his name and I try not to think about him.";
Sarah, who recently appeared in Sky Crime documentary What the Killer Did Next, told of her rage when Trevor pleaded guilty to murder.
She said he mouthed "sorry" to her as he was taken down to the cells as though he had just spilled a drink on the grieving mum or accidentally knocked her.
The mum added: "I had never felt so angry in my life. I wanted to jump across at him.
“It made my blood boil. It completely destroyed me.”
In February 2020, Trevor was sentenced to 21 years and 65 days after admitting murder and two counts of rape.
This means the killer could be back on the streets by the time he turns 40.
Sarah said: "He’ll be 40 when he is eligible for parole but I don’t think he will ever change.
“It wouldn’t be safe to let him out - he could just flip again.
“It wasn’t drink and drugs that led him to kill Megan. It was his
personality - there’s something within him that’s evil.”
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