THIS is the moment a sobbing killer was arrested for murdering his partner and the mother of five children.

Stephen Charlton subjected Natalie Saunders, 33, to both physical and emotional violence during the course of their relationship, which culminated in him killing her at the home they shared in October.

The 24-year-old, of Tomlinson Way, Middlesbrough, was found guilty of murder following a trial at Teesside Crown Court and will be sentenced today.