Mum-of-three Debbie Griggs is to be finally laid to rest - more than two decades after she was murdered by her husband.

Her funeral will be held just weeks after her remains were found buried in the back garden of a house in Dorset - where her killer and three sons moved to in 2001, two years after Debbie disappeared from Deal.

Kent Police announced the shocking discovery of Debbie's body, who was pregnant when she died, on Monday, October 17, and said investigations into exactly how she was killed and later ended up in the garden continue.

Her sister Wendie Rowlinson has now revealed Debbie will be laid to rest this month, on Friday, November 25, during a private service for friends and family at Barham Crematorium.

A wake will later be held at Betteshanger Bowling Club.

Ms Rowlinson, who lives in New Zealand, will travel over to the UK for the service.

But sadly missing will be the girls' parents, Pat and Brian, who have both now passed away.

Debbie Griggs disappeared from the family home in Deal on May 5, 1999.

But it was 24 hours later that her husband, fisherman Andrew Griggs, called police to report her missing.

An investigation was launched, and despite the discovery of Debbie's car, no trace of her was ever found.

Two years later, in 2001, Andrew Griggs moved to Dorset with the couple's three children, and eventually remarried.

In 2019, following a review of evidence however, Griggs was charged and put on trial accused of murdering his wife and disposing of her body.

It emerged there was a clear motive for wanting Debbie off the scene.

She had learned her husband was involved in a relationship with a 15-year-old girl, and she did not seem willing to cover up for him.

A jury at Canterbury Crown Court found Griggs guilty in October 2019, with a judge at the time accusing the sailor of dumping Debbie's body at sea.

In his sentencing remarks, Mr Justice Spencer told him: "Only you know how you killed her and where you disposed of her body."

He was sentenced to serve a minimum term of 20 years for the murder of his wife.

Many questions remain following the discovery of Debbie's remains last month - 23 years after she went missing.

These include her cause of death, and where she was kept between her disappearance in 1999 and 2001, when Griggs moved to Dorset.

Det Chf Insp Neil Kimber, of the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate, said: ‘It is now more than 20 years since Debbie Griggs was murdered by her husband but we have never given up hope of one day finding her remains and giving her loved ones some closure.

"Andrew Griggs denied being responsible for his wife’s disappearance but this discovery is further proof that he was lying all along, causing even greater anguish for everyone who knew and loved Debbie.

"Whilst they continue to mourn her tragic loss to this day, I hope they can take some comfort in the knowledge that she can now be laid to rest.

"We will continue to keep Debbie’s family updated on the progress of our ongoing enquiries and provide support to them at this difficult time.’