A teenager accused of murdering a teaching assistant denied as the killer because this reason

News24xx.com - A teenager accused of murdering a teaching assistant said he was offered money by a stranger to moving her corpse. 

Lindsay Birbeck was found dead in a shallow grave at the back of Accrington Cemetery, Lancashire, on August 24, 2019. 

The 47-year-old woman had gone missing 12 days earlier after leaving her home to go for a walk to an area of woodland known as the Coppice, Preston Crown Court was told. It is alleged the 17-year-old defendant – who cannot be identified for legal reasons – killed Mrs. Birbeck shortly after she entered the Coppice and concealed her body in a blue wheelie bin which he dragged across to the cemetery five days later. 

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The court heard how the boy, then aged 16 admitted moving the bin and burying the body but said he was not involved in Mrs. Birbeck’s death. He said he was walking alone in the area when he was approached by a stranger who promised him ‘a lot of money’ if he disposed of a body.

He stated, "He showed me where the body was and he went away straight away, leaving me to get rid of the body. I have not met this man before. I have not met him since, nor have I had any contact with him. He has not paid me any money. He told me that he would leave the money for me near where the body had been at first once everything was clear. I cannot describe the man other than to say he was white, male, spoke English. I could not see his face well as he was covering it with his hood. I am not sure of his height, build, or age."

Mrs. Birbeck was identified through dental records and a post-mortem examination concluded the cause of death was neck injuries.