NEWPORT man Andrew Saunders is facing 30 years in jail after admitting murdering his ex-girlfriend Zoe Morgan and her new partner Lee Simmons in Cardiff city centre on September 28.

Saunders will be sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court today.

Here is a timeline of events relating to the murders.

:: June 2014 - Zoe Morgan and Andrew Saunders meet and begin a relationship.

:: July 2016 - The relationship between Miss Morgan and Saunders ends and she begins dating Mr Simmons.

:: July 19 - Saunders messages Miss Morgan on Facebook stating: "You are definitely chatting to someone else. I will kill whoever it is."

:: July 22 - Miss Morgan tells her father that Saunders is stalking her and has sent her a photograph of their home.

:: July 24 - Saunders messages Miss Morgan on Facebook telling her: "I love you still, as I just do".

:: September 17 - Saunders searches on Google: "The easiest way to kill a person", "How many years for killing a person" and "16 steps to kill someone and not get caught".

:: September 19 - Saunders searches for: "How to make a bomb", "Gunshot south Wales", "Isis Cardiff" and "How to make a pipe bomb".

:: September 20 - Saunders purchases two knives and latex gloves from Morrisons in Cardiff at 7.08am.

:: September 21 - Saunders views the Facebook profiles of Miss Morgan and Mr Simmons. He Googles: "Is it as easy to slice someone's throat as they make it look in the movies and TV shows".

:: September 25 - Saunders searches online for guns.

:: September 26 - Saunders is seen walking up and down Queen Street between 3 and 5am.

:: September 27 - Saunders is seen walking up and down Queen Street. He purchases an air rifle and 500 pellets.

:: September 28: Early hours - Saunders searches for motivational videos relating to revenge. He Googles: "How to slice a neck" and "How to smoke a cigar".

4.41am - Saunders leaves his family home 5.30am - Saunders is seen by telephones boxes near the Matalan store in Cardiff city centre 5.45am - Saunders attacks Mr Simmons and Miss Morgan then leaves the scene.

5.58am - Saunders phones his mother and speaks to her for 11 minutes.

6.10am - Saunders arrives at his family home.

6.17am - Saunders texts his father: "Thanks for being a pathetic, useless father. Just killed two people. Cheers."

6.30am - Saunders posts: "F***" on Facebook and then "Product of society". Police arrive at his home and arrest him.

:: September 29 - Saunders is charged with murdering Miss Morgan and Mr Simmons.

:: December 19 - Saunders pleads guilty to the two charges of murder at Cardiff Crown Court.