A 28-year-old woman has admitted murdering a woman whose remains were found in suitcases in Gloucestershire.

Gareeca Conita Gordon, 28, from Birmingham appeared before Bristol Crown Court via video link for a short hearing this morning and pleaded guilty to murdering Phoenix Netts between April 14 and May 12 last year.

Police discovered Ms Netts’ remains beside a quarry near Coleford, Gloucestershire, in the Forest of Dean, on May 12.

From custody in Eastwood Park Prison, near Wotton, Gordon spoke today only to confirm her identity and plead guilty.

She had been due to stand trial at the court on Monday.

Judge Peter Blair QC, the Recorder of Bristol, remanded Gordon into custody ahead of a sentencing hearing in May.

“In your case, Gareeca Gordon, you will be brought to court for your sentencing hearing on May 4,” he said.

Following the death of Ms Netts, from Birmingham, her family released a statement through West Midlands Police.

They said they were “devastated with what has happened” and asked for their privacy to be respected.

Gordon will be sentenced by High Court judge Mrs Justice Cutts at Bristol Crown Court on May 4.