Found Deceased UK - Lindsay Birbeck, 47, Accrington, 12 Aug 2019 *Arrest* #2
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I thought this would be where he walked up. It's close to my home. I feel for Lindsay every I pass it
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but, so far, they are only tweeting the same as is being covered by Lancs Live - Jamjim's posts
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The 'dry run'
Mr McLachlan said on August 16 at 1.45pm the defendant is seen on CCTV walking up Whitewell Road towards Burnley Road.
He has a tracksuit on and his hood down and walked past the Whitakers Arms pub.
At 2:13 pm (26 minutes later), the defendant was observed walking down the side of the Whitakers Arms and crossing Burnley Road.
He walked down Burnley Road in the direction of Whitewell Road and entered Accrington Cemetery from the Whitewell Road side.
The jury were told that he walked across the grass towards the area where Lindsay Birbeck’s body would later be recovered from.
Mr McLachlan said: “The Prosecution case is that this was the defendant doing a dry run for what was to happen the day after.
“He went to the location of the body somewhere on The Coppice. No doubt the blue wheelie had been kept somewhere nearby.
“Afterwards he went to the cemetery, this being the area where the body would later be recovered from.”
Lindsay Birbeck murder trial at Preston Crown Court - updates
Mr McLachlan said on August 16 at 1.45pm the defendant is seen on CCTV walking up Whitewell Road towards Burnley Road.
He has a tracksuit on and his hood down and walked past the Whitakers Arms pub.
At 2:13 pm (26 minutes later), the defendant was observed walking down the side of the Whitakers Arms and crossing Burnley Road.
He walked down Burnley Road in the direction of Whitewell Road and entered Accrington Cemetery from the Whitewell Road side.
The jury were told that he walked across the grass towards the area where Lindsay Birbeck’s body would later be recovered from.
Mr McLachlan said: “The Prosecution case is that this was the defendant doing a dry run for what was to happen the day after.
“He went to the location of the body somewhere on The Coppice. No doubt the blue wheelie had been kept somewhere nearby.
“Afterwards he went to the cemetery, this being the area where the body would later be recovered from.”
Lindsay Birbeck murder trial at Preston Crown Court - updates
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12:05
Trial is re-starting
All the parties are now back in court and the jury is being brought in.
Prosecutor David McLachlan QC is now resuming his opening.
Lindsay Birbeck murder trial at Preston Crown Court - updates
Trial is re-starting
All the parties are now back in court and the jury is being brought in.
Prosecutor David McLachlan QC is now resuming his opening.
Lindsay Birbeck murder trial at Preston Crown Court - updates
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12:13
Defendant seen pulling 'heavy' wheelie bin
Jurors have been told that at 1:48 pm, the defendant again walked along Whitewell Road in the direction of Burnley Road.
At 1:50 pm, he turned right on Burnley Road before the Whitakers Arms.
Mr McLachlan said: “Several witnesses saw a male pulling a wheelie bin. The wheelie bin appeared to be heavy.
“The Prosecution case is that the reason for this is simple: the wheelie bin now contained the body of Lindsay Birbeck.
“The defendant was moving it from one place to another.”
Lindsay Birbeck murder trial at Preston Crown Court - updates
Defendant seen pulling 'heavy' wheelie bin
Jurors have been told that at 1:48 pm, the defendant again walked along Whitewell Road in the direction of Burnley Road.
At 1:50 pm, he turned right on Burnley Road before the Whitakers Arms.
Mr McLachlan said: “Several witnesses saw a male pulling a wheelie bin. The wheelie bin appeared to be heavy.
“The Prosecution case is that the reason for this is simple: the wheelie bin now contained the body of Lindsay Birbeck.
“The defendant was moving it from one place to another.”
Lindsay Birbeck murder trial at Preston Crown Court - updates
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12:15
Wheelie bin taken into Accrington Cemetery
At 2:33 pm the defendant was observed on camera pulling the blue wheelie bin down the side of the Whitakers Arms and across Burnley Road.
He pulled the blue wheelie bin along Whitewell Road and entered the cemetery through the side gate.
At 3:50 pm he was observed walking away from the main cemetery building towards Whitewell Road. He left via the side gate on Whitewell Road and walked away from Burnley Road.
Mr McLachlan said: “He did not have the blue wheelie bin at this stage. It is the prosecution case that on Saturday 17th August [the defendant] had moved Lindsay Birbeck’s body from The Coppice to the cemetery in the blue wheelie bin and left it in the cemetery grounds.”
Wheelie bin taken into Accrington Cemetery
At 2:33 pm the defendant was observed on camera pulling the blue wheelie bin down the side of the Whitakers Arms and across Burnley Road.
He pulled the blue wheelie bin along Whitewell Road and entered the cemetery through the side gate.
At 3:50 pm he was observed walking away from the main cemetery building towards Whitewell Road. He left via the side gate on Whitewell Road and walked away from Burnley Road.
Mr McLachlan said: “He did not have the blue wheelie bin at this stage. It is the prosecution case that on Saturday 17th August [the defendant] had moved Lindsay Birbeck’s body from The Coppice to the cemetery in the blue wheelie bin and left it in the cemetery grounds.”
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Defendant seen pulling 'heavy' wheelie bin
Jurors have been told that at 1:48 pm, the defendant again walked along Whitewell Road in the direction of Burnley Road.
At 1:50 pm, he turned right on Burnley Road before the Whitakers Arms.
Mr McLachlan said: “Several witnesses saw a male pulling a wheelie bin. The wheelie bin appeared to be heavy.
“The Prosecution case is that the reason for this is simple: the wheelie bin now contained the body of Lindsay Birbeck.
“The defendant was moving it from one place to another.”
Lindsay Birbeck murder trial at Preston Crown Court - updates
Jurors have been told that at 1:48 pm, the defendant again walked along Whitewell Road in the direction of Burnley Road.
At 1:50 pm, he turned right on Burnley Road before the Whitakers Arms.
Mr McLachlan said: “Several witnesses saw a male pulling a wheelie bin. The wheelie bin appeared to be heavy.
“The Prosecution case is that the reason for this is simple: the wheelie bin now contained the body of Lindsay Birbeck.
“The defendant was moving it from one place to another.”
Lindsay Birbeck murder trial at Preston Crown Court - updates
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12:17
Wheelie bin spotted by dog walker
Jurors have been told that on August 18 at about 7pm Christine Alderson went for a walk in Accrington Cemetery with her daughter and her dogs.
She was walking by some trees when she saw a tissue with some blood on. She marked on a map the location where she had seen the tissue.
Wheelie bin spotted by dog walker
Jurors have been told that on August 18 at about 7pm Christine Alderson went for a walk in Accrington Cemetery with her daughter and her dogs.
She was walking by some trees when she saw a tissue with some blood on. She marked on a map the location where she had seen the tissue.
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12:21
Wheelie bin reported to police but 'left in situ'
The jury have been told that at about 9pm on August 20 Gemma Hudson, Leanne Singleton and Sarah Thistlethwaite were searching the cemetery close to the railway track for Lindsay Birbeck.
They noticed the blue wheelie bin in the bushes. It was empty inside and looked clean apart from a ‘dark stain on the outside’.
Sarah Thistlethwaite took a photograph of the bin and rang the police.
Mr McLachlan said police attended and the brown mark on the bin was ‘believed to be mud’.
He told the jury: “PC Birchall’s view was that the bin looked brand new. There was still no evidence to link the bin to the disappearance of Lindsay Birbeck and so the bin was left in situ.”
Lindsay Birbeck murder trial at Preston Crown Court - updates
Wheelie bin reported to police but 'left in situ'
The jury have been told that at about 9pm on August 20 Gemma Hudson, Leanne Singleton and Sarah Thistlethwaite were searching the cemetery close to the railway track for Lindsay Birbeck.
They noticed the blue wheelie bin in the bushes. It was empty inside and looked clean apart from a ‘dark stain on the outside’.
Sarah Thistlethwaite took a photograph of the bin and rang the police.
Mr McLachlan said police attended and the brown mark on the bin was ‘believed to be mud’.
He told the jury: “PC Birchall’s view was that the bin looked brand new. There was still no evidence to link the bin to the disappearance of Lindsay Birbeck and so the bin was left in situ.”
Lindsay Birbeck murder trial at Preston Crown Court - updates
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12:23
Further sighting of wheelie bin
Luke Hillman works at the Cemetery and he was approached by Patricia Stevenson who was walking her dog at around 9.10am on August 21..
She told him that she had seen a blue wheelie bin in the trees.
Luke Hillman found the bin. He told his colleagues about the bin. He returned to the bin with his colleagues. One of his colleagues John Jones looked inside the bin and it was empty.
At about 9:45 pm John Jones saw a police car on Burnley Road and approached the car. He told the police officers about the blue wheelie bin.
They followed John Jones into the cemetery and walked over to the bin. The police advised John Jones that the bin could be moved.
John Jones took the blue wheelie bin to Dill Hall Cemetery. The bin was left in the main building which is locked and secured.
Lindsay Birbeck murder trial at Preston Crown Court - updates
Further sighting of wheelie bin
Luke Hillman works at the Cemetery and he was approached by Patricia Stevenson who was walking her dog at around 9.10am on August 21..
She told him that she had seen a blue wheelie bin in the trees.
Luke Hillman found the bin. He told his colleagues about the bin. He returned to the bin with his colleagues. One of his colleagues John Jones looked inside the bin and it was empty.
At about 9:45 pm John Jones saw a police car on Burnley Road and approached the car. He told the police officers about the blue wheelie bin.
They followed John Jones into the cemetery and walked over to the bin. The police advised John Jones that the bin could be moved.
John Jones took the blue wheelie bin to Dill Hall Cemetery. The bin was left in the main building which is locked and secured.
Lindsay Birbeck murder trial at Preston Crown Court - updates
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12:24
Defendant repeatedly seen in area
Prosecutor said the defendant was seen in the ‘vicinity of the body deposition site’ on August 19, 20 and 23.
On August 24 at 1.34pm he was observed walking up Whitewell Road towards Burnley Road. He entered the cemetery and walked in the general direction of the body deposition site.
At 2:20 pm he was observed walking down Whitewell Road away from Burnley Road.
Lindsay Birbeck murder trial at Preston Crown Court - updates
Defendant repeatedly seen in area
Prosecutor said the defendant was seen in the ‘vicinity of the body deposition site’ on August 19, 20 and 23.
On August 24 at 1.34pm he was observed walking up Whitewell Road towards Burnley Road. He entered the cemetery and walked in the general direction of the body deposition site.
At 2:20 pm he was observed walking down Whitewell Road away from Burnley Road.
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You are doing all this from work? Do you get any work done?!
Haha I do believe it or not! Depends on what I'm doing on the day
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12:26
Dog walker finds Lindsay's body
Mr McLachlan said at about 7 pm, Morgan Parkinson was out walking his dog in Accrington Cemetery off Burnley Road.
His dog ran into the wooded area. Morgan Parkinson called his dog but she did not come. He moved closer towards the dog and saw her ‘sniffing in the bushes at something’.
Morgan Parkinson went closer and ‘stood on something soft and squishy’.
The jury was told that he then ‘smelt a horrible smell’.
Mr McLachlan said: “It smelt rotten and there were flies around it. Morgan Parkinson pulled his dog away and he saw a plastic cover. He saw what appeared to be a leg.
“He called the police. He was initially unable to get through but did so at 7:43 pm.”
In his call, Morgan Parkinson said: “Hello I’ve been trying to get through for the last 20 minutes. It’s all to do with the lady who has gone missing.”
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Dog walker finds Lindsay's body
Mr McLachlan said at about 7 pm, Morgan Parkinson was out walking his dog in Accrington Cemetery off Burnley Road.
His dog ran into the wooded area. Morgan Parkinson called his dog but she did not come. He moved closer towards the dog and saw her ‘sniffing in the bushes at something’.
Morgan Parkinson went closer and ‘stood on something soft and squishy’.
The jury was told that he then ‘smelt a horrible smell’.
Mr McLachlan said: “It smelt rotten and there were flies around it. Morgan Parkinson pulled his dog away and he saw a plastic cover. He saw what appeared to be a leg.
“He called the police. He was initially unable to get through but did so at 7:43 pm.”
In his call, Morgan Parkinson said: “Hello I’ve been trying to get through for the last 20 minutes. It’s all to do with the lady who has gone missing.”
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12:28
'Shallow ditch'
Police arrived at the scene at 8pm. PC Say spoke to Morgan Parkinson who took her into the woodland area.
The jury was told that PC Say saw a shallow ditch with a mound of soil in the middle that was no more than 1 ½ metres long.
Mr McLachlan said the mound looked as though it had been artificially obscured using undergrowth pulled from nearby and on the left side of the mound was a section where the soil had been disturbed by Morgan Parkinson’s dog.
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'Shallow ditch'
Police arrived at the scene at 8pm. PC Say spoke to Morgan Parkinson who took her into the woodland area.
The jury was told that PC Say saw a shallow ditch with a mound of soil in the middle that was no more than 1 ½ metres long.
Mr McLachlan said the mound looked as though it had been artificially obscured using undergrowth pulled from nearby and on the left side of the mound was a section where the soil had been disturbed by Morgan Parkinson’s dog.
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12:31
'Naked female wrapped in transparent plastic bags'
On August 25, Alison Baldry, a Crime Scene Investigator with specialist experience in the excavation of human remains, was requested by the Crime Scene Manager to go to the Accrington Cemetery to carry out a forensic archaeological investigation of a potential clandestine burial.
Mr McLachlan told the jury: “The purpose of the examination was to record, excavate and recover any human remains present along with other pertinent evidence which might assist with the identification of the deceased and the understanding of the circumstances surrounding the death.
“Alison Baldry concluded the following from her examination. She concluded that the burial was located in a woodland area. The burial was excavated using standard archaeological techniques to expose a naked female wrapped in two transparent plastic bags, one large and one smaller.
“The plastic wrapping also contained straw / grass like vegetation which was visibly different to the vegetation in the burial’s immediate environment.
The deposition site had not been recently dug and may have been a tree hole based on its irregular shape. Due to on-going works in the cemetery the feature may have been man made.
“However, it is possible to say that it is highly unlikely that this feature was dug as a premeditated clandestine burial.
“According to Alison Baldry the lack of ground level disturbance or spoil heaps in the vicinity implies that this soil was brought to the scene from another location.
“Furthermore, the presence of cemetery related objects, such as plastic leaves and fabric petals in the fill, suggested that it may likely have been sourced from the cemetery grounds.
“The body would later be identified as Lindsay Birbeck’s by reference to dental records.”
Lindsay Birbeck murder trial at Preston Crown Court - updates
'Naked female wrapped in transparent plastic bags'
On August 25, Alison Baldry, a Crime Scene Investigator with specialist experience in the excavation of human remains, was requested by the Crime Scene Manager to go to the Accrington Cemetery to carry out a forensic archaeological investigation of a potential clandestine burial.
Mr McLachlan told the jury: “The purpose of the examination was to record, excavate and recover any human remains present along with other pertinent evidence which might assist with the identification of the deceased and the understanding of the circumstances surrounding the death.
“Alison Baldry concluded the following from her examination. She concluded that the burial was located in a woodland area. The burial was excavated using standard archaeological techniques to expose a naked female wrapped in two transparent plastic bags, one large and one smaller.
“The plastic wrapping also contained straw / grass like vegetation which was visibly different to the vegetation in the burial’s immediate environment.
The deposition site had not been recently dug and may have been a tree hole based on its irregular shape. Due to on-going works in the cemetery the feature may have been man made.
“However, it is possible to say that it is highly unlikely that this feature was dug as a premeditated clandestine burial.
“According to Alison Baldry the lack of ground level disturbance or spoil heaps in the vicinity implies that this soil was brought to the scene from another location.
“Furthermore, the presence of cemetery related objects, such as plastic leaves and fabric petals in the fill, suggested that it may likely have been sourced from the cemetery grounds.
“The body would later be identified as Lindsay Birbeck’s by reference to dental records.”
Lindsay Birbeck murder trial at Preston Crown Court - updates
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12:33
Blue wheelie bin
On August 25, PC Birchall went to Dill Hall Cemetery where the blue wheelie bin had been locked and secured.
A Crime Scene Investigator took photographs of the bin and it was later examined by a forensic scientist.
Mr McLachlan told the jury: “.She identified some areas of blood staining inside the wheelie bin and took swabs. She also found some dark hairs inside the bin.
“These were passed onto another forensic scientist who obtained a DNA profile from one of the blood swabs which matched Lindsay Birbeck’s DNA.”
Lindsay Birbeck murder trial at Preston Crown Court - updates
Blue wheelie bin
On August 25, PC Birchall went to Dill Hall Cemetery where the blue wheelie bin had been locked and secured.
A Crime Scene Investigator took photographs of the bin and it was later examined by a forensic scientist.
Mr McLachlan told the jury: “.She identified some areas of blood staining inside the wheelie bin and took swabs. She also found some dark hairs inside the bin.
“These were passed onto another forensic scientist who obtained a DNA profile from one of the blood swabs which matched Lindsay Birbeck’s DNA.”
Lindsay Birbeck murder trial at Preston Crown Court - updates
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