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Susan Edwards admits killing mother found buried at Mansfield home | Susan Edwards admits killing mother found buried at Mansfield home |
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A woman whose parents were found buried in their back garden has admitted her mother's manslaughter. | A woman whose parents were found buried in their back garden has admitted her mother's manslaughter. |
Susan Edwards, 56, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Patricia Wycherley but maintained her not guilty plea to two counts of murder. | Susan Edwards, 56, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Patricia Wycherley but maintained her not guilty plea to two counts of murder. |
She and her husband, Christopher, 57, both deny murdering Mrs Wycherley and her husband William, whose bodies were discovered at their home. | She and her husband, Christopher, 57, both deny murdering Mrs Wycherley and her husband William, whose bodies were discovered at their home. |
The Wycherleys vanished from their home in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, in 1998. | The Wycherleys vanished from their home in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, in 1998. |
Their remains were recovered by police from the grounds of the two-bedroom house last October. | Their remains were recovered by police from the grounds of the two-bedroom house last October. |
The defendants previously admitted burying the couple in the back garden, obstructing the coroner in the execution of his duty and theft of a credit balance. | |
The couple are alleged to have been murdered by their daughter and son-in-law between May 1 and 5, 1998. | The couple are alleged to have been murdered by their daughter and son-in-law between May 1 and 5, 1998. |
The accused, of no fixed address, were arrested at St Pancras International station in London on 30 October last year. | |
A jury has been sworn in at Nottingham Crown Court, with the prosecution case expected to open on Thursday morning. |
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