THE MAN accused of killing Drogheda woman Jill Meagher in Australia last year has changed his plea and admitted to killing the 29-year-old.
Adrian Bayley, 41, entered a revised plea at Victoria Supreme Court this morning – only three weeks after originally insisting he had not murdered the Co Louth woman.
He also pleaded guilty to a rape charge he had previously denied.
Bayley was remanded in custody until a plea hearing on June 11.
The plea means Bayley will no longer need to stand trial for Meagher’s murder. A trial had been arranged for September.
Meagher was last seen alive on a walk home after a night out with work colleagues. Her body was found in a shallow grave about 50 kilometres away six days later.
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