A man has admitted 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 today 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 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 spoke only to formally enter his plea of guilty.