Overview

• Fleming, 46, entered a guilty plea to manslaughter in the Supreme Court of Victoria on August 14, 2025, after originally facing a murder charge.
• Authorities say 67-year-old English teacher Annette Brennan was killed around July 1, 2024, and her body was placed in a wheelie bin outside her Coolaroo home before being found at an Epping waste facility.
• During the brief arraignment, court reporting noted that details of the offence were not aired, beyond the approximate date of the killing.
• Fleming remains remanded in custody ahead of a pre-sentence hearing before Justice Christopher Beale on September 29, 2025.
• At the upcoming hearing, Ms Brennan’s loved ones will be permitted to give victim impact statements and the manslaughter charge carries a maximum 25-year jail term.