Killer's girlfriend admits assisting an offender

The girlfriend of a man jailed for life for the murder of Paul Brady, 44, from Rochdale, has pleaded guilty to assisting him.

Mr Brady, was lured to a housing site in Weir, in August 2009 and bundled into a van. His remains have never been found.

Paul Devalda, 35, of Burnley, was found guilty at Liverpool Crown Court of kidnap and murder.

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Stacia Crossley, 28, Devalda’s girlfriend, pleaded guilty at Manchester Crown Court to assisting an offender earlier this week. She previously faced trial alongside Devalda but the jury failed to reach a verdict.

Lancashire Police and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) applied for a retrial and she admitted the new charge on Tuesday.

Crossley will be sentenced along with another man convicted of helping Devalda, Heath Bowling, on a date to be fixed.