Killer strangled a woman to death as they had sex

Mark Bruce, 32, met 20-year-old Chloe Miazek at a bus stop in the early hours of the morning on November 3 last year

A killer who strangled a woman to death while they had sex is facing years behind bars.

Mark Bruce, 32, met 20-year-old Chloe Miazek at a bus stop in the early hours of the morning on November 3 last year.

They had been on separate nights out in Aberdeen.

Just two hours later he choked her to death while they had sex at her flat in the city’s Rosemount Viaduct. 

Chloe, of Kemnay, Aberdeenshire, had been drinking with friends in the city before being thrown out of a nightclub because she was so intoxicated.

She walked to a bus stop where Bruce, who had also been drinking heavily, arrived just moments later after leaving a nearby pub.

The pair struck up a conversation before heading to his flat.

The High Court in Aberdeen was told that the pair had a ‘shared interest’ in ‘erotic asphyxation’ and that Chloe had died in ‘seconds’ after he had seized her neck during sex.

Hours later, Bruce was seen on CCTV leaving his flat and wandering the streets for over an hour before walking to Rosemount Police Station. 

There he buzzed an intercom and said: ‘I’ve done something terrible.’

Advocate depute Jo McDonald said an officer asked him to clarify what he meant, and that Bruce had said: ‘I’ve killed someone. There’s a female in my bed.’

Just two hours later he choked her to death while they had sex at her flat in the city’s Rosemount Viaduct (above: Chloe)

Ms McDonald said: ‘His explanation is he placed his hands around her neck during sexual intercourse and the evidence is consistent with that.

‘The evidence suggests death is likely to have been quick – seconds rather than minutes.

‘The extent of the injuries suggested not much force being used.

‘During a medical examination the accused indicated to the doctor they had had intercourse around 3.30am and the forensic findings confirm that.’

Bruce, a prisoner at HMP Barlinnie in Glasgow, had originally faced a charge of murder.

On Monday he pleaded guilty to a charge of culpable homicide.

Defence advocate Brian McConnachie QC said: ‘Evidence has been disclosed to the defence from a previous partner that sexual asphyxiation was something Miss Miazek was interesed in.

‘Her former partner always declined.

‘I don’t wish to sound like I’m suggesting she was the author of her own misfortunate but it is a significant factor.

‘The accused can’t recall the specifics of what went on but it seems that they had something of a shared interest in that particular practice.

‘He recalls that all of a sudden it changed from everything being alright to her being dead.

‘It is accepted by the Crown that there was no intention to kill and no wicked recklessness to suggest a murderous purpose.’

Judge Lord Kinclaven remanded Bruce in custody at HMP Barlinnie in Glasgow (above) ahead of sentencing

In a statement released after Chloe’s death, her parents Bob and Theresa said their daughter’s killing was ‘difficult to comprehend’.

They said: ‘We are absolutely devastated following the death of our beautiful daughter and sister, Chloe.

‘She was in the prime of her life and had so much to look forward to and it is difficult for us to comprehend that she is not here with us today.

‘Chloe was a loving daughter to Bob and Theresa, sister to Nathan and friend to many, including at her work at Tesco in Inverurie.

‘She will be sorely missed and we ask for privacy as we try to come to terms with her untimely death.’

Judge Lord Kinclaven remanded Bruce in custody ahead of sentencing on April 5 at the High Court in Edinburgh.

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