{"id":3909,"date":"2026-05-29T02:09:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T02:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/chilling-footage-shows-moment-woman-21-met-her-killer-at-bar-hours-before-her-birthday\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T02:09:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T02:09:03","slug":"chilling-footage-shows-moment-woman-21-met-her-killer-at-bar-hours-before-her-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/chilling-footage-shows-moment-woman-21-met-her-killer-at-bar-hours-before-her-birthday\/","title":{"rendered":"Chilling footage shows moment woman, 21, met her killer at bar hours before her birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_d097ad\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Police have shared chilling CCTV footage of Michael Doherty and Courtney Angus at a bar together just hours before he brutally killed her after she rejected him<\/h2>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37219789\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37219789.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_SDC_MDG_-_25899JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37219789.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/0_SDC_MDG_-_25899JPG.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37219789.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_SDC_MDG_-_25899JPG.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37219789.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_SDC_MDG_-_25899JPG.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"&#10;Michael Doherty was seen with Courtney Angus at a bar\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">\nMichael Doherty was seen with Courtney Angus at a bar<cite aria-label=\"Image: West Yorkshire Police\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: West Yorkshire Police)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">This chilling footage shows rapist Michael Doherty standing at a bar with Courtney Angus days before he <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/murder\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">murdered<\/a>, mutilated, and sexually assaulted her after she rejected him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Michael Doherty, also known as Michael Moore, appeared before Leeds <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/courts\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Crown Court <\/a>on Thursday, 28 May where he received a life sentence with a minimum term of 33 years <strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"\/>after pleading guilty to murdering 21-year-old Courtney Angus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Doherty, aged 38, of Norfolk Street in Batley, was arrested in Dewsbury town centre on the evening of 26 July last year when officers responded to a report of a robbery at a nearby supermarket.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37219790\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37219790\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Michael Doherty, also known as Michael Moore, appeared before Leeds Crown Court \" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37219790.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_SDC_MDG_-_25893JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37219790.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_SDC_MDG_-_25893JPG.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37219790.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_SDC_MDG_-_25893JPG.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37219790.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_SDC_MDG_-_25893JPG.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Michael Doherty, also known as Michael Moore, appeared before Leeds Crown Court \" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Michael Doherty, also known as Michael Moore, appeared before Leeds Crown Court <cite aria-label=\"Image: West Yorkshire Police\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: West Yorkshire Police)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">They were confronted by Doherty, who brandished a knife and made threats to harm the officers if they did not do what he said. During this confrontation Doherty attempted to enter a nearby pub, which saw Taser officers immediately deployed to subdue him and minimise the threat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He told officers that he had killed someone and that there was a body in his house. Courtney\u2019s body was found at the address later that day. She had been assaulted and strangled. A forensic post-mortem also found she had injuries indicative of a serious sexual assault.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Police have now shared chilling CCTV footage of Doherty and Courtney at a bar together just hours before he brutally killed her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Senior Investigating Officer Dan Bates, of the Homicide and Major Enquiry Team, said: &#8220;Doherty carried out his violent attack on Courtney after she told him she was not interested in having a relationship with him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cHe further showed his willingness to use violence by taking a knife into Dewsbury town centre, where he threatened a shop worker and the police officers who attended the robbery report. These actions clearly demonstrate that he is a very dangerous man, and I hope Courtney\u2019s friends and family can take some comfort in the sentence passed down today.\u201d<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37219791\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37219791\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Courtney Angus was just hours away from celebrating her 21st birthday\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37219791.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_SDC_MDG_-_25892JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37219791.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_SDC_MDG_-_25892JPG.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37219791.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_SDC_MDG_-_25892JPG.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37219791.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_SDC_MDG_-_25892JPG.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Courtney Angus was just hours away from celebrating her 21st birthday\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Courtney Angus was just hours away from celebrating her 21st birthday<cite aria-label=\"Image: West Yorkshire Police\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: West Yorkshire Police)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A statement from the family of Courtney Angus: &#8220;The loss of Courtney has changed us all and we still cannot understand why she was so cruelly and suddenly taken from us. Courtney was such a loving and vibrant young woman with her whole life ahead of her. She was a huge part of this family, and she will never be replaced.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;While we are relieved that this case is now over and that her killer has been sentenced, our pain is as strong as it was on the day that she left us. Every day carries the weight of her absence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;We would like to thank <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/west-yorkshire-police\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">West Yorkshire Police<\/a> and the Crown Prosecution Service for bringing Doherty to justice, and the officers who have helped to support us throughout these proceedings. We would also like to thank our friends for being a much-needed beacon of light during these very dark times.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/michael-doherty-and-courtney-angus-37219787\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police have shared chilling CCTV footage of Michael Doherty and Courtney Angus at a bar<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3910,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3909","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_SDC_MDG_-_25899JPG.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3909","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3909"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3909\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3910"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3909"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3909"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3909"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}