Paige’s Killer Found Dead Behind Bars
15-Year-Old Paige Goes Missing in 2007
Paige vanished without a trace in 2007, aged just 15. Despite her body never being discovered, she was officially declared dead after a 2016 inquest.
Robert Ewing Locked Up For Life
Robert Ewing, 68, was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2015 at Preston Crown Court. The court heard chilling details of how Ewing preyed on vulnerable Paige for his own sick gratification before murdering her when she threatened to expose him.
Jailhouse Death Shocks Prison Service
A Prison Service spokesman confirmed Ewing was found dead in his cell on 4 November. The 68-year-old’s demise closes the final chapter on a grim case that shook the community.
Judge Brands Ewing ‘Devious and Cold-Hearted’
“Intelligent” and “devious”, Ewing’s crime was a “carefully planned and executed murder,” said sentencing judge Mr Justice Jeremy Baker.
