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Megan-Leigh Peat
     Megan-Leigh Peat was stabbed to death at a friend's house in June
 
An ex-Premier League academy footballer has admitted killing a teenager he had a relationship with. 

Andrew Hall, released from Stoke City Academy at the end of last season, pleaded guilty to murdering Megan-Leigh Peat, 15, at a house in Ampthill, Bedfordshire.
The 18-year-old from Flitwick pleaded guilty to murder at Luton Crown Court.
Ms Peat, of Westoning, was found stabbed at the house in Ailesbury Road on 9 June.
Hall admitted stabbing Ms Peat multiple times in the head and body at the house which belongs to a mutual friend.
She died at about 01:30 BST from her injuries and severe blood loss after being treated by emergency services.
Horrific injuries Hall, who suffered injuries to his hands, was at the end of a three-year scholarship at Stoke City academy.
The court heard the midfield player was on the brink of signing as a professional with a future in the club's development side.
He had returned home to Robin Close in Flitton and had spent the evening at nearby pubs with Ms Peat, a pupil at Harlington Upper School in Dunstable.
Ms Peat was described as a caring girl who looked after her friends but also enjoyed her social life.
Luton Crown Court heard that she was subjected to an horrific attack.
Hall spent several days in hospital being treated for hand and arm wounds after the killing.

 Resource: BBC NEWS UK 
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