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Man pleads guilty to murdering Dudley mum missing for 28 years

Man pleads guilty to murdering Dudley mum missing for 28 years

Trevor Dunkley admitted killing Patricia Lashley, who was 33 when she was last seen near her Dudley home in September 1998. He told police he disposed of her body in bins some nine to twelve months later, once it had decomposed in a cellar. Dunkley, 66, also admitted preventing her lawful burial and will be sentenced on 6 November.

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