Man charged with murder after mum-of-seven vanished nearly 30 years ago

Patricia Lashley was a mother-of-seven (Picture: West Midlands Police)

A man has been charged with the murder of a mother-of-seven who went missing from the West Midlands in 1998.

Trevor Dunkley, 66, has been charged over the death of Patricia Lashley, who was last seen at her flat in Hall Street, Dudley, in September 1998, according to West Midlands Police.

He has been remanded into custody to appear at Wolverhampton Crown Court on Monday, the force said.

Officers are supporting Ms Lashley’s family and have appealed for more information from anyone who knew the woman at the time of her disappearance.

Ms Lashley – known to friends as Pat or Jade – was 33 wh...