# Trevor Dunkley jailed for murdering Patricia Lashley in 1998

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/boyfriend-who-confessed-he-murdered-mother-of-seven-almost-30-years-ago-is-jailed-for-life/
- Published: 2026-11-06T18:23:31+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T18:31:59+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16271277/Boyfriend-confessed-murdered-mother-seven-30-years-ago-jailed-life.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Trevor Dunkley received a life sentence for murdering Patricia Lashley in 1998.
- He hid her remains in a cellar before disposing of the bones.
- Her children were left believing she had abandoned them.

## Summary

Trevor Dunkley has been jailed for life after admitting he murdered his partner, Patricia Lashley, in 1998 and concealed her remains. The killing came to light during a renewed missing-person inquiry, nearly three decades after Lashley disappeared.

Lashley, 33, was last seen at Dunkley’s flat in Dudley on 1 September 1998. He told police he had repeatedly hit her around the head, hid her body in the cellar and later disposed of her bones in bins; he pleaded guilty to murder and preventing a lawful burial. The court set a minimum term of 10 years and 10 months, and heard that her nine-month-old son and six other children were left believing she had abandoned them.

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