Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestylePatricia Lashley disappeared near her home in Dudley, West Midlands, in September 1998 (PA)Trevor Dunkley, 66, has pleaded guilty at Wolverhampton Crown Court to the 1998 murder of mother-of-seven Patricia Lashley. Dunkley also admitted to preventing a lawful burial, confessing that he hid her body in a cellar where it decomposed. He revealed to police that he later disposed of her skeletal remains in household bins when moving house nearly a year later. The victim's body has never been recovered, with charges brought entirely on the basis of Dunkley's voluntary confession. Dunkley has been remanded in custody and is due to be sentenced on 6 November. In fullMan, 66, admits murdering mother of seven and dumping her skeleton in bin 28 years agoMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Man pleads guilty to murder of woman who disappeared 28 years ago
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestylePatricia Lashley disappeared near her home in Dudley, West Midlands, in September 1998 (PA)Trevor Dunkley, 66, has pleaded guilty at Wolverhampton Crown Court to the 1998 murder of mother-of-seven Patricia Lashley. Dunkley also admitted to preventing a lawful burial, confessing that he hid her body in a cellar where it decomposed. He revealed to police that he later disposed of her skeletal remains in household bins when moving house nearly a year later. The victim's body has never been recovered, with charges brought entirely on the basis of Dunkley's voluntary confession. Dunkley has been remanded in custody and is due to be sentenced on 6 November. In fullMan, 66, admits murdering mother of seven and dumping her skeleton in bin 28 years agoMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
