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School cleaner Vincent Stanford pleads guilty to murder of Stephanie Scott School cleaner Vincent Stanford pleads guilty to murder of Stephanie Scott
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A school cleaner has pleaded guilty to murdering New South Wales teacher Stephanie Scott one week before her wedding.A school cleaner has pleaded guilty to murdering New South Wales teacher Stephanie Scott one week before her wedding.
In the NSW supreme court on Wednesday, Vincent Stanford, 25, admitted murdering the 26-year-old in April last year.In the NSW supreme court on Wednesday, Vincent Stanford, 25, admitted murdering the 26-year-old in April last year.
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Her body was discovered in a burned patch of scrub in the Cocoparra national park in the Riverina region of NSW on 10 April, the day before she had planned to walk down the aisle with her childhood sweetheart, Aaron Leeson-Woolley.Her body was discovered in a burned patch of scrub in the Cocoparra national park in the Riverina region of NSW on 10 April, the day before she had planned to walk down the aisle with her childhood sweetheart, Aaron Leeson-Woolley.
Stanford was charged in the weeks after Scott’s murder after police allegedly found blood in his car and photos of what is believed to be a burnt body, on a mobile phone.Stanford was charged in the weeks after Scott’s murder after police allegedly found blood in his car and photos of what is believed to be a burnt body, on a mobile phone.
Stanford, who appeared via video-link from Sydney’s Long Bay jail, also pleaded guilty to having sexual intercourse with Scott without her consent, in circumstances of aggravation in that he deprived her of her liberty before the offence.Stanford, who appeared via video-link from Sydney’s Long Bay jail, also pleaded guilty to having sexual intercourse with Scott without her consent, in circumstances of aggravation in that he deprived her of her liberty before the offence.
His twin brother, Marcus Stanford, has previously pleaded guilty to being an accessory after the fact.His twin brother, Marcus Stanford, has previously pleaded guilty to being an accessory after the fact.
On Sunday 5 April, 2015, Scott had popped into her classroom at Leeton high school to do some preparations.On Sunday 5 April, 2015, Scott had popped into her classroom at Leeton high school to do some preparations.
The popular teacher planned to be away for a couple of weeks on her Tahiti honeymoon and wanted to make sure drama and English lesson plans were in place for her substitute.The popular teacher planned to be away for a couple of weeks on her Tahiti honeymoon and wanted to make sure drama and English lesson plans were in place for her substitute.
At midday, she sent an email to a bus company confirming transport for the guests to her country wedding the following weekend.At midday, she sent an email to a bus company confirming transport for the guests to her country wedding the following weekend.
But she did not return home to Leeson-Woolley that evening and he reported her missing the next day.But she did not return home to Leeson-Woolley that evening and he reported her missing the next day.
The case has been adjourned to Griffith for a sentence hearing on October 11.The case has been adjourned to Griffith for a sentence hearing on October 11.