Jason Considine and Natasha Hogan plead guilty to Preston body in the bin murder case

A Preston couple have admitted their involvement in the murder of a man who was dumped in a wheelie bin left on a residential nature strip in Melbourne’s north.

An unsuspecting garbage truck driver made the grisly discovery when he emptied the recycling bin at the intersection of Young and Butler streets in May last year.

The garbage truck at the scene of the gruesome discovery in May last year.Credit:Channel 7

Police alleged the murder took place in a block of units the street behind where the body of Ashley Phillips, 44, was dumped.

In the Supreme Court last Friday, Jason Considine, 35, pleaded guilty to murdering Mr Phillips while Considine’s girlfriend, Natasha Hogan, pleaded guilty to assisting him.

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