Wife murdered husband and kept body hidden for 18 years

       John Sabine and wife Leigh Ann Sabine        (C)SouthWalesPolice/PA

Leigh Sabine is believed to have killed her husband, wrapped his body in plastic sheets and kept it secret for 18 years. Former fire-fighter John Sabine, last seen in 1997, has been identified as the mystery skeleton found in the garden of an apartment block in a Welsh village. Detectives investigating the discovery of the bones said his wife, Leigh Sabine, is the "main suspect" in their probe into death. His body was found last month, just three weeks after his wife died aged 74 from cancer.
New Zealand-born Mrs Sabine had continued to live in the same apartment block in Beddau, near Pontypridd, South Wales, after her husband was last seen in 1997. A post-mortem examination established Mr Sabine had injuries "consistent with an assault".
Detective Chief Inspector Gareth Morgan said: "This is an extraordinary set of circumstances and we are working tirelessly to put together the pieces of what is a complex investigation."
Police said Mr Sabine would now have been 85 if he had lived, The Telegraph reports.
A police spokesman said: "He is believed to have moved to Trem-Y-Cwm with his wife Leigh Ann Sabine in February 1997.
Neighbours are believed to have found the human remains in grounds at the apartment block.
Mr Morgan added: "We would appreciate hearing from anyone who knew John and Leigh (Ann) Sabine and who may have socialised with them or met them back in 1996-1997.
"We would also appeal directly to the community in and around Trem-Y-Cwm to contact us with any information they may have in relation to the plastic wrapping that Mr Sabine was concealed in."
Police confirmed the body was lying above ground, but was wrapped in plastic sheeting.
Neighbour Violet Scott, 75, said: "It is a complete mystery, but I cannot believe the body has been there for all these years.
"It could be that she kept his body in her home and then decided to move it when she knew her own end was close. It was found on ground between two of the flats next to her home. I can't believe it has been there for all these years."
Too bad she is dead and can’t be questioned!