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The Guardian
2 days ago
- The Guardian
Man pleads guilty to manslaughter of teacher found at Melbourne tip
A man has admitted to killing a teacher whose body was found at a tip in Melbourne's north. Stephen Fleming formally entered a guilty plea to manslaughter in the Victorian supreme court on Thursday after he was originally charged with the murder of Annette Brennan. He admitted to killing the 67-year-old English teacher at Coolaroo in Melbourne's north on 1 July 2024. Sign up: AU Breaking News email Tip workers found Brennan's body while moving green waste at a facility in Epping on 3 July, the court was previously told. Investigators believed her body was originally inside a domestic wheelie bin picked up outside a property in a nearby suburb the previous day. They identified the address as Hilgay Street in Coolaroo. Fleming faced a sentence indication hearing on Tuesday but the court was closed to the media. Details of the manslaughter were not read out during Thursday's brief arraignment hearing. Justice Christopher Beale remanded Fleming in custody before his plea hearing in September. Sign up to Breaking News Australia Get the most important news as it breaks after newsletter promotion The killer only spoke to formally enter his plea of guilty.
ABC News
2 days ago
- ABC News
Stephen Fleming pleads guilty to manslaughter of Annette Brennan whose body was dumped in a bin in Coolaroo
A man has pleaded guilty to killing a woman whose body was found in a rubbish tip in Melbourne's north last year. Stephen Fleming faced the Supreme Court of Victoria on Thursday morning, where he pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of 67-year-old Annette Brennan. Police said they believed Ms Brennan's body was dumped in a bin outside a property in Coolaroo, before it was discovered by staff at an Epping waste management facility on July 3, 2024. The pair were known to each other, police said last year. Ms Brennan, a teacher, was well-known within Melbourne's Indonesian community and was a member of the Brunswick Indonesian Uniting Church congregation. Fleming was originally charged with murder and pleaded not guilty in January 2025. Earlier this week, he faced a sentence indication hearing, where accused people are typically told what sentence they could receive if they plead guilty. The hearing took place in a closed court. Then on Thursday, the Supreme Court heard Fleming would be pleading guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter. Details of Fleming's offence were not aired in court, other than that the killing took place around July 1, 2024, two days before the body was found. Fleming, who was dressed in a grey prison jumper, was not required to speak at the hearing other than to tell the court that he would plead guilty to the manslaughter charge. The offence carries a maximum of 25 years' jail. Fleming will face a pre-sentence hearing before Justice Christopher Beale on September 29, where Ms Brennan's loved ones will be allowed to make victim impact statements.
News.com.au
2 days ago
- News.com.au
Annette Brennan death: Stephen Fleming pleads guilty to manslaughter
A man charged after the body of an English teacher was discovered at a Melbourne tip has admitted he killed her. Stephen Fleming, 46, appeared in the Supreme Court of Victoria on Thursday morning, where he pleaded guilty to a manslaughter charge. Standing at the back of the court in a grey sweatsuit, Fleming had his arms crossed in front of him as it was put to him he killed Annette Brennan, 67, 'on or about' July 1, 2024. 'Guilty,' he said, blinking. Fleming was initially charged with murder in July last year just days after Ms Brennan's body was found at a recycling facility in Epping, in Melbourne's north. At the time police said it was believed she was killed at her home in Hilgay St, Coolaroo, before her body was placed in a kerbside bin. The grim discovery at the Repurpose It site was made by staff moving green waste inside a delivery shed on July 3. Fleming and Ms Brennan were believed to be known to each other, police said at the time. He was remanded into custody ahead of a pre-sentence hearing set down for September 29.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Yahoo
Man admits he killed teacher who was found in a bin
A man has admitted to killing a teacher whose body was found inside a wheelie bin. Stephen Fleming formally entered a guilty plea to manslaughter in the Victorian Supreme Court on Thursday after he was originally charged with the murder of Annette Brennan. He admitted to killing the 67-year-old English teacher at Coolaroo in Melbourne's north on July 1, 2024. Tip workers found Ms Brennan's body while moving green waste at a facility in Epping on July 3, the court was previously told. Fleming faced a sentence indication hearing on Tuesday but the court was closed to the media. Details of the manslaughter were not read out during Thursday's brief arraignment hearing. Justice Christopher Beale remanded Fleming in custody ahead of his plea hearing in September. The killer only spoke to formally enter his plea of guilty. Lifeline 13 11 14 beyondblue 1300 22 4636
