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A violent thug who tried to murder his partner in Spain has made a bizarre bid for freedom – by claiming his victim stabbed herself multiple times.

A former Lanarkshire beauty queen stabbed and left for dead by her ex has spoken of her relief that he will serve 15 years in a Spanish prison after losing his last legal battle against his conviction.

Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!A former beauty queen was repeatedly stabbed and left for dead by her ex as she tried to leave his Costa Blanca holiday home.Mhairi Campbell, who was left fighting for her life when William McDonald plunged a blade into her three times in July 2017, has spoken of her relief after he was jailed for almost 15 years.The former Miss Scotland finalist, 60, from East Kilbride, was knifed in the back, arm and stomach and left lying in a pool of blood in McDonald's apartment in Rojales after she had ended their five-year relationship two weeks earlier.In the early hours of July 19, 2017, he showed up at her holiday home, despite a restraining order, and when she asked him to leave he started

East Kilbride beauty queen repeatedly stabbed and left for dead by her ex in Spain has spoken of her relief after he was jailed for almost 15 years.Mhairi Campbell was left fighting for her life when William McDonald plunged a blade into her three times as she tried to leave his Costa Blanca holiday home in July 2017.And the 60-year-old says she can finally start to rebuild her life after McDonald, 61, from Rutherglen, was convicted of her attempted murder in Alicante this week.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

stabbed and left for dead by her ex in Spain has spoken of her relief after he was jailed for almost 15 years. Mhairi Campbell was left fighting for her life when William McDonald plunged a blade into her three times as she tried to leave his Costa Blanca holiday home in July 2017.

finalist in a "surprise attack" when she had her back turned to him. State prosecutors in Alicante asked trial judges to cage McDonald for eight years if they convicted him of the brutal stabbing of Mhairi Campbell following a one-day trial at a court last month.