Accrington murder trial: boy killed woman and moved body in bin, court told

Teenager goes on trial accused of killing Lindsay Birbeck, 47, in August 2019

A 16-year-old boy killed a teaching assistant in broad daylight, moved her body in a wheelie bin and buried her in a makeshift grave in Lancashire, a court has heard.

The body of Lindsay Birbeck, 47, was discovered by a passing dog walker in Accrington cemetery on 24 August 2019, the jury was told during the first day of a trial at Preston crown court on Monday.