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.
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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.
Originally published as Annette Brennan death: Stephen Fleming pleads guilty to manslaughter
