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| A man has admitted dismembering a kitchen salesman and disposing of his body parts which were found dumped in Hertfordshire and Leicestershire. | A man has admitted dismembering a kitchen salesman and disposing of his body parts which were found dumped in Hertfordshire and Leicestershire. |
| Stephen Marshall, 37, of Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, denied murdering 49-year-old Jeffrey Howe whose body parts were found last March. | Stephen Marshall, 37, of Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, denied murdering 49-year-old Jeffrey Howe whose body parts were found last March. |
| Mr Marshall is standing trial at St Albans Crown Court. | Mr Marshall is standing trial at St Albans Crown Court. |
| Sarah Bush, 20, of Pickard Close, Southgate London, is also standing trial and denies murder. | Sarah Bush, 20, of Pickard Close, Southgate London, is also standing trial and denies murder. |
| She also denied dismembering Mr Howe and disposing of his body parts. | She also denied dismembering Mr Howe and disposing of his body parts. |
| The inquiry was launched following the discovery of Mr Howe's left leg in a lay-by in Cottered, Hertfordshire, on 22 March 2009. | The inquiry was launched following the discovery of Mr Howe's left leg in a lay-by in Cottered, Hertfordshire, on 22 March 2009. |
| Police later discovered his head, torso, right leg and arms at different rural spots. | Police later discovered his head, torso, right leg and arms at different rural spots. |
| Mr Marshall pleaded guilty to two counts of perverting the course of justice by giving false information about the whereabouts of Mr Howe when police were conducting a missing person investigation and by dismembering his body and disposing of the parts in different places to impede the investigation. | |
| He also pleaded guilty to intending to prevent a coroner from holding an inquest by disposing of the body in various locations across the two counties. | |
| The trial is expected to last four weeks. |