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The brother of a woman murdered at her luxury villa in Spain has spoken of his heartbreak after discovering that he and his sister had different fathers. Lesley Pearson, who grew up with her brother Steve Ramsbottom in Manchester, was strangled to death by her gardener in a row over wages.
Martial arts expert Francisco Javier Becerra stuffed a handkerchief inside Lesley’s mouth and brutally murdered her before stealing money from her wallet and burying her body in a shallow grave in the garden of her isolated property in Algar.
Her body was discovered at the property in the Andalusian village, near Cadiz, in July 2019, ten days after she disappeared. In December last year, Becerra was jailed for 12 and a half years.
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And now Lesley’s brother, Steve Ramsbottom, from Rossendale, Lancashire, has revealed that detectives on the case found out that he and his sister had different fathers after taking a DNA sample from him.
Steve, 74, said: “I was gobsmacked. Me and Lesley were so close. People always said we were like chalk and cheese, but I never in a million years expected this.
“Lesley’s body was so decomposed; the Spanish police were struggling to identify her body. As her brother and only living relative, they asked me for a DNA sample.
“But the test showed we had different fathers! I couldn’t believe what I was hearing."
Steve found out about his sister's death after a reporter knocked on his door. He then called the police and was informed that it was true and that Lesley's gardener was in custody.
The dad-of-two continued: “I was shocked beyond belief. On landing in Spain, I asked if I could see Lesley, but they told me she had decomposed badly due to the
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