Allen Keys, 68, has pleaded guilty to murdering Eva Lasrini, a 53-year-old mother of two from Dandenong, in Little River on April 1. The victim's body was found near the Princes Freeway on April 4 after she was reported missing for not contacting her family as expected. Keys was arrested on April 3 while trying to board an overseas flight at Melbourne International Airport and will face a directions hearing at the Victorian Supreme Court on September 28. Ms Lasrini was described as a devoted mother to her two daughters, who is also remembered for her studies in English.
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Allen Keys, 68, has admitted to murdering Eva Lasrini, a 53-year-old mother of two from Dandenong. The crime took place at Little River, between Melbourne and Geelong, on April 1. Keys was arrested the next day, April 3, while trying to board a flight at Melbourne International Airport. He was taken into custody on a charge of murder. Lasrini's body was found near the Princes Freeway on April 4, after she had been reported missing when her family didn't hear from her as expected. Keys pleaded guilty to the murder charge in court via video link from a remand centre, and will face a directions hearing at the Victorian Supreme Court on September 28. Lasrini was remembered as a devoted mother who was studying English and had expressed excitement about learning through social media posts.
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A man who killed Dandenong woman Eva Lasrini then tried to board an overseas flight
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Allen Keys, 68, appeared in Melbourne Magistrates' Court today via video link from the city's remand centre.
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He admitted he murdered the 53-year-old mother of two at Little River, between Melbourne and Geelong, on April 1.
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Ms Lasrini's body was found near the Princes Freeway days after being reported missing.
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She was reported missing after she did not contact her family as expected.
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Her body was found in the vicinity of Little River Road and the Princes Freeway in Little River on April 4.
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Keys, who is from Patterson Lakes in Melbourne's south, was arrested on April 3 as he tried to board a flight at Melbourne International Airport.
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He was taken into custody on a charge of murder.
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At his brief court hearing this morning, Keys only spoke to confirm he pleaded guilty to the murder charge.
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He will face a directions hearing at the Victorian Supreme Court on September 28.
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Ms Lasrini was remembered as a devoted mother to her two daughters.
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She was studying English and had posted on social media about being given a great opportunity to learn.
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