Marcus Osborne Sentenced to Whole Life Order for Double Murder and Rape

Osborne's brutal attack on ex-partner and her new boyfriend driven by sexual jealousy, judge says.

Marcus Osborne murdered his ex-girlfriend Katie Higton and her new partner Steven Harnett in a ferocious attack, inflicting 99 and 24 injuries respectively.
Osborne used Higton's phone to lure Harnett to the scene, where he also raped another woman held captive overnight.
The judge imposed a whole life order on Osborne, citing the exceptional seriousness of the crimes with no mitigating factors.
Osborne's actions were motivated by sexual jealousy and a desire to sexually humiliate his victims, according to the judge.
West Yorkshire Police referred themselves to the Independent Office for Police Conduct due to contact with the victim before the murders.