The Mercian(@TheMercianNews):🚨NEW: A man has admitted murdering a mother of seven who vanished 28 years ago in Dudley. Trevor Dunkley, 66, pleaded guilty to murder and preventing a lawful burial. • Patricia Lashley was 33 when she was last seen near her Hall Street home in September 1998. Police say she and Dunkley knew each other. Her body has never been found. Relatives were in court. • He told police her remains went into the cellar, then later into household bins when he moved. Dunkley showed no emotion. He was remanded in custody. • Sentencing is 6 November.

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2026.09.11 16:40

🚨NEW: A man has admitted murdering a mother of seven who vanished 28 years ago in Dudley. Trevor Dunkley, 66, pleaded guilty to murder and preventing a lawful burial. • Patricia Lashley was 33 when she was last seen near her Hall Street home in September 1998. Police say she and Dunkley knew each other. Her body has never been found. Relatives were in court. • He told police her remains went into the cellar, then later into household bins when he moved. Dunkley showed no emotion. He was remanded in custody. • Sentencing is 6 November.