THE man accused of murdering Flintshire vet Catherine Gowing has pleaded guilty today (Monday).
Clive Sharp, 46, of Bethesda, Gwynedd, appeared at Mold Crown Court this afternoon.
The former Deeside High School pupil, who is originally from Sealand, was charged with murder on October 19, a week after Miss Gowing, 37, was last seen alive at Asda Queensferry.
On October 18 her burnt-out car had been found abandoned in woodland off Pinfold Lane in Alltami, two miles from her home in Cae Isa, New Brighton.
Specialist search teams found body parts in a shallow pool off Manor Road in Sealand, known as the Lum, on October 31, and more remains were discovered on the banks of the River Dee three miles away at Higher Ferry two days later.
Miss Gowing, originally from County Offaly in the Republic of Ireland, had been living in Flintshire for about 18 months after qualifying from a university in Budapest, Hungary.
She worked at Evans Veterinary Practice in Mold.
Her sister Emma Gowing and brother in law Shay Maguire were in court to watch proceedings from the public gallery accompanied by a North Wales Police family liaison officer.
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