A man who attacked his partner with broken glass bottles has been found guilty of murder.

Alexander Brennan, 54, killed Brodie MacGregor, 23, at her flat in Glasgow's Springburn on 26 August 2024.

A post-mortem examination found MacGregor suffered a total of 78 injuries to her head and body after she was repeatedly punched, slapped and struck with glass bottles and a microwave plate.

Brennan was convicted and jailed for a minimum of 22 years following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow.

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Judge Lord Scott told the killer he had left a child without a mother.

He said: "You brutally murdered a woman who offered no serious physical threat to you.

"A doctor described her injuries as ones seen in high velocity impacts or falling from a building.

"As she lay there for around an hour, conscious or unconscious, you took no steps to seek medical assistance which would have offered a slight chance that she would survive.

"You showed complete disregard to whether she lived or died."

The court previously heard Brennan had fallen out with MacGregor when he travelled from Stirling to her home in Glasgow, at about 01:35 on the day of the murder.

MacGregor dialled 999 at about 04:35, where she was heard to say on the call: "You attacked me".

Officers showed up at the property but MacGregor told them the call was a mistake and she was safe in Brennan's company.

CCTV later showed the pair separately leaving the flat and walking in the surrounding area before returning.

About 09:41, footage showed Brennan putting his blood stained trousers in a clothing bin near MacGregor's flat.

He called 999 at about 09:55 and told the call handler he did not think MacGregor was breathing.

Brennan did not respond to the handler when he was asked what happened.

Emergency services arrived at the scene and the door lock was forced open.

Witnesses found MacGregor lying face down on the living room floor, surrounded by fragments of broken glass bottles.

Det Sgt David White told the court: "It looks like her mouth has been severed completely.

"Her face more or less was hanging off."

The court heard there was blood in the living room, including on the ceiling.

White added: "This was one that stood out for me and will stay with me forever."

MacGregor was pronounced dead at the scene at 10:15.

After the attack, Brennan got on a train to Camelon, in the Falkirk area, where he visited the home of friend Robert McCallum.

McCallum's then partner Tina Marie Hatton, 46, told jurors Brennan had "blood all over him" and she cleaned him up.

When she asked what had happened Brennan replied he "couldn't stop" and he was "done".

Hatton added he had injuries to his hands and above his eyebrow.

The blood stained jumper was seized from a washing machine and the trousers were recovered from the clothing bin.

The blood on the garments was found to have come from MacGregor.

Dr Julie McAdam, 54, told the court MacGregor's cause of death was "extensive facial injuries"

She said a post-mortem examination found the victim had suffered a series of "blunt force injuries, bruises, abrasions and lacerations".

MacGregor was described as having two "bilateral black eyes", which McAdam said was seen in "high velocity injuries, people in road traffic injuries or seriously assaulted".

The trial was also told MacGregor had swallowed a lot of blood which filled her lungs and airways.

McAdam added MacGregor would have been alive for an hour after suffering her injuries and could have survived had medical assistance been sought sooner.

Brian McConnachie KC, defending, stated after the verdict: "As far as events are concerned, he has very little recollection.

"As I understand it, he has some recollection of an argument taking place but has unable through proceedings to accept total responsibility for what took place."

It was revealed that Brennan has previous convictions for assaults which include to injury.

Det Supt Lynsey Watters said: "My thoughts remain with Brodie's family and friends as they continue to come to terms with what happened.

"No verdict can bring her back, but I hope this sentence will bring them come comfort.

"Brennan now faces the consequences of his reprehensible actions."

She added violence against women and girls was "an absolute priority" for Police Scotland.