A MAN has admitted murdering a mum-of-seven and dumping her body in the bin after she vanished nearly 30 years ago.
Patricia Lashley, 33, disappeared from her West Midlands flat in 1998 and has not been seen since.
The mother-of-seven went missing nearly 30 years ago Credit: West Midlands Police
A police van was seen parked in Hall street, Dudley Credit: BPM
Trevor Dunkley has now pleaded guilty to the mother-of-seven’s murder 28 years on.
He also admitted to a separate count of preventing her lawful burial at a hearing in Wolverhampton Crown Court today.
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Appearing at Wolverhampton Crown Court on Friday, Dunkley, of Himley Road, Dudley, showed no emotion in the dock as his barrister, Balbir Singh, told a judge that the charges had been brought based on a police interview.
Asked by Judge Michael Chambers KC if the victim’s body had been found, Mr Singh answered: “No, because this is 28 years ago and the body was put into the cellar downstairs.
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She disappeared from her own flat in Dudley Credit: Google Maps
It is believed Patricia and Dunkley were known to each other Credit: BPM
“It decomposed.
“When he was moving about nine months to a year later the skeleton was disposed of into the bins.”
Asked if there was a basis of plea, Mr Singh said of the case: “It is down to what the defendant told the police when there was no evidence in reality of what had happened.”
Patricia, who also used the names Vanessa and Tricia as well as the surname Bradford, moved to Dudley in the mid 1990s.
It is believed the victim and Dunkley were known to one another.
The man was remanded in custody and will be sentenced on November 6.
Detective Inspector Michelle Cordell said: “Even if you already spoke to us at the time Patricia went missing, we still want to hear from you as we gather as much information as we can to help her family find some closure after nearly 30 years.”
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