The man accused of the murder of Irish Journalist Jill Meagher in Melbourne is expected to plead guilty in court tomorrow. Adrian Bayley pleaded guilty to 3 counts of rape but not guilty to the murder charge a month ago.
He is due to stand trial on September 30th. It is reported in Australia that Mr. Bayley wanted the Office of Public Prosecutions to reduce the charge to manslaughter.
However he is now believed to have indicated he will enter a guilty plea tomorrow.
It is expected he will then be arraigned for a plea hearing at a later date.
The 41-year-old last appeared via video link from a Melbourne Prison for a brief hearing at Victoria Supreme Court on March 24th. He has previosuly pleaded guilty to raping the 29-year-old radio worker but denies a murder charge.
Her body was found in a shallow grave 50 kilometres north-west of Melbourne 5 days after she went missing from a busy Brunswick street last September.
