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| Stockport woman accused of murder after garden body find | Stockport woman accused of murder after garden body find |
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| A woman has appeared in court accused of murdering a man 12 years ago after police found a body buried in a garden in Greater Manchester. | A woman has appeared in court accused of murdering a man 12 years ago after police found a body buried in a garden in Greater Manchester. |
| Barbara Coombes, 63, is also charged with preventing the lawful and decent burial of a body and fraud. | Barbara Coombes, 63, is also charged with preventing the lawful and decent burial of a body and fraud. |
| Remains, believed to be those of her father Kenneth Coombes, were found in Reddish, Stockport on Tuesday. | Remains, believed to be those of her father Kenneth Coombes, were found in Reddish, Stockport on Tuesday. |
| Ms Coombes, of Reddish, was remanded in custody by magistrates and is due at Manchester Crown Court on Friday. | Ms Coombes, of Reddish, was remanded in custody by magistrates and is due at Manchester Crown Court on Friday. |
| At Manchester Magistrates' Court Ms Coombes, of Matlock Road, spoke only to confirm her details and did not enter a plea. | At Manchester Magistrates' Court Ms Coombes, of Matlock Road, spoke only to confirm her details and did not enter a plea. |
| 'Carer claim' | 'Carer claim' |
| She is accused of killing Mr Coombes in January 2006 and preventing the lawful and decent burial of his body between his death and 10 January 2018. | She is accused of killing Mr Coombes in January 2006 and preventing the lawful and decent burial of his body between his death and 10 January 2018. |
| She is also accused of fraud in the same period through dishonestly making a false representation by sending official letters in the name of Mr Coombes, intending to make a gain by claiming monies not belonging to herself. | She is also accused of fraud in the same period through dishonestly making a false representation by sending official letters in the name of Mr Coombes, intending to make a gain by claiming monies not belonging to herself. |
| The final charge is obtaining a pecuniary advantage by deception between 7 January 7 2006 and 15 January 2007, by making a false representation that she was a carer for Mr Coombes. | The final charge is obtaining a pecuniary advantage by deception between 7 January 7 2006 and 15 January 2007, by making a false representation that she was a carer for Mr Coombes. |
| Inquiries began on Sunday, after police said a woman walked into a police station in South Manchester and told officers she killed a man several years ago and had buried him in the garden. | Inquiries began on Sunday, after police said a woman walked into a police station in South Manchester and told officers she killed a man several years ago and had buried him in the garden. |
| After a forensic search at the property in Matlock Road, police handed questionnaires to neighbours to ask them if they remember Mr Coombes, who was born on 9 January 1919. | |
| Police said the remains have not yet been formally identified and results of a post-mortem examination have not been released. | Police said the remains have not yet been formally identified and results of a post-mortem examination have not been released. |