Prostitute's Remains Buried In Allotment: Ex Charged

A man has been charged with murdering his ex-girlfriend – prostitute Julie Dorsett, 33 – whose remains were found buried in an allotment nearly three years ago, following a six-year search.

Sinclair Lewis, 54, was arrested in Teignmouth, Devon on May 17, appeared at Hendon Magistrates’ Court the next day and will appear at the Old Bailey on August 24.

Julie,(pictured) of Wren Park House, Warwick Grove, Clapton, East London was last seen at a family friend’s home in Benthal Road, Stoke Newington on October 3, 2002.

Police were called to reports of human remains found at Lower Hall Allotments, Bridge Road, Walthamstow on August 28, 2008 and recovered a large quantity of bones from the upper body, including the skull, wrapped in a duvet.

Following extensive forensic examination and DNA testing, the remains were identified as Julie’s.

A post-mortem examination at East Ham Mortuary on September 12, 2008 failed to confirm the cause of death.

Her disappearance had previously been treated as suspicious and unexplained and following extensive enquiries and forensic examination, the case was declared a murder investigation.