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Man, 84, admits killing his wife

Lee Agnew
BBC News, Bedfordshire
Tony Fisher/BBC A police car and van are parked outside a semi-detached 1930s-style house. There is police tape across the drive on which a car is parked. A street sign to the right of the house reads Kingsbury Avenue.Tony Fisher/BBC
Police said the woman died at a property on Kingsbury Avenue, Dunstable

A 84-year-old man has admitted killing his wife but has denied her murder.

Margaret Worby, 84, was found dead in a house on Kingsbury Avenue, Dunstable, by police just after 13:40 GMT on 23 January.

Roger Worby, of Kingsbury Avenue, appeared at Luton Crown Court where he pleaded guilty to manslaughter but not guilty to murder. He is being held in custody.

A further hearing is due to take place on 5 September with a trial due to begin on 3 November.

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