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Sex strangler jailed for killing 20-year-old Chloe Miazek

Mark Bruce was sentenced to jail for six years for killing 20-year-old Chloe Miazek
Mark Bruce was sentenced to jail for six years for killing 20-year-old Chloe Miazek

A man who killed a woman seconds after he started strangling her while they had sex was yesterday jailed for six years.

Chloe Miazek, 20, died after she headed back to Mark Bruce’s city centre flat following a night out on November 3, 2017.

The pair struck up a conversation after meeting at a bus stop in the early hours. They went to bed at 3.30am and Bruce killed Miss Miazek, a supermarket worker, shortly afterwards.

The High Court in Edinburgh heard that the young woman lost her life after the former carer squeezed his hands around her neck.

He was seen on CCTV leaving his home and wandering nearby streets for an hour before walking to a police station where he confessed to what he had done.

He admitted culpable homicide when he appeared in court last month. Judge Lord Kinclaven deferred sentence to obtain background reports and jailed him for six years yesterday.

Placing Bruce, 32, on the sex offenders register, Lord Kinclaven said there was a “significant sexual element” to the offence.

He said: “You assaulted her while engaged in sexual activity. You seized her by the neck and compressed her neck. Clearly the family are heartbroken and devastated by their loss.”

Bruce’s lawyer said his client accepted he did not get consent from his victim to choke her.

Defence QC Brian McConnachie said Bruce admitted responsibility for his victim’s death but did not intend for her to die.

The court had heard how Miss Miazek’s ex-boyfriend told investigators that she was “interested” in sexual asphyxiation.

Mr McConnachie said Bruce was remorseful for what he had done. He added: “He accepts full responsibility for the death of Miss Miazek and has done so from the earliest opportunity. It would seem to be a complete coincidence that

Mr Bruce met another person who shared his interest in that particular activity.”
In a statement released after court, Ms Miazek’s parents paid tribute to their “loving” daughter.

They said: “No matter the outcome today or what has been said in court, Chloe – our beautiful daughter – was a young girl in the prime of her life who did not deserve to die. She was thoughtful, caring and intelligent and was loved dearly by her entire family and many friends.

“We will always remember Chloe for the loving girl she was and will forever try to keep that memory alive.”