Body of missing mum, 45, who vanished found dumped under rubbish

Kelly Randall
-Credit: (Image: Demi Davies)


A mum-of-three who vanished was discovered dead under a pile of rubbish, an inquest has heard. Kelly Louise Randall was reported missing by her partner on May 5, 2022.

The 45-year-old was last seen two days earlier. A hunt to find her was launched, while police probed her whereabouts.

Officers searched her home and found blood stains on a jumper, a mattress, a bed sheet, and a bedframe. What appeared to be a human arm was later located near a mound of rubbish.

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An inquest heard how Ms Randall was initially treated as a low-risk missing person even though she used a wheelchair after having one of her legs amputated. She was reclassified as a medium-risk missing person six days later, WalesOnline reports.

Police searched her home in Swansea, checked local hospitals and combed through CCTV as part of their investigation. Officers were told that Ms Randall's wheelchair had been seen outside a property in nearby Clas y Deri, in the Waunarlwydd area of Swansea, so police focused their search there.

Alfred Millman, who lived at the property, let officers inside and a wheelchair was located in one of the bedrooms. They also discovered blood stains on a jumper, a mattress, a bed sheet, and a bedframe.

Further officers were deployed to the scene, with one spotting a mound of rubbish and debris outside at the rear of the house. A police officer then noticed clothing, a trainer and what appeared to be a human arm.

Ms Randall's body was then found and Mr Millman was arrested on suspicion of her murder. An inquest at the Guildhall in Swansea heard how Ms Randall's body was found 13 days after she was last seen.

Ms Randall had a history of drug addiction and was on medication at the time of her death, the court heard. She had also been known to self-harm and had been suffering with depression.

Ms Randall's partner-of-25 years said they would both use heroin and Valium. On the day she was last seen, Ms Randall was taken to Morriston Hospital by paramedics after falling from her wheelchair.

The inquest heard she had been talking about suicide and 'throwing herself from her wheelchair in front of cars' that same day. In his interview with police, Mr Millman said: "The body in the garden is hers (Ms Randall's). She would call round and make tea and would occasionally clean for me.

"At 4.30am [on May 16, 2022] I was searching the house for [cigarette] papers. I found her body in the bedroom under the duvet. She was lying on her side. Her face was purple.

"I tried to clean her face. I knew she was dead as she was so cold. I panicked. I didn't know what to do. I put her outside where the rubbish was. God knows how long she had been there because I am hardly in the bedroom.

"I was scared. I should have called the police. I was in a panicky state. I had nothing to with her death. I know she had a drug problem." Mr Millman said he had not looked in the bedroom for about two or three weeks as he did not use that room.

He said he used a belt and a washing line rope in order to move her outside the property. Mr Millman added: "I haven't done anything wrong.

"I don't know how she got to my house but she did have a key." Detective constable Lisa Minto, of South Wales Police, said there was 'no evidence found to suggest that Kelly's death was suspicious'.

Forensic pathologist Dr John Williams said he could not be certain as to when Ms Randall died, explaining that decomposition suggested she died before May 16, 2022.

According to a post-mortem examination, Ms Randall did not have any skull fractures or bleeding around the brain. There was no evidence of a stroke, heart attack, or trauma to the head.

A toxicology report found alcohol in Ms Randall's blood at 128mg per 100ml. The legal drink-drive limit is 80mg.

Other substances in her blood included cannabis, amphetamine, morphine, dizapam, and pregabalin. Dr Williams said he 'could not exclude the possibility' that these substances together could have had a 'sedative effect' or that they played a 'significant' role in Ms Randall's death.

Dr Williams added there were 'no pathological findings that Kelly's death is necessarily due to forced injury by another person' but said that he 'could not prove that her death is the result of drug toxicity'.

Dr Williams said the cause of death was unascertained. Assistant coroner for Swansea and Neath Port Talbot Aled Gruffydd recorded an open conclusion.

Ms Randall's family previously paid tribute to her, describing her as a 'brilliant mother' who had been a talented hairdresser and someone who was well-known in the Port Talbot area.