A MAN has pleaded guilty to the unlawful killing of a St Martins pensioner.
Ashley Sumner, 31 and of Berwyn View, Ellesmere, appeared in person at Stafford Crown Court on Tuesday, October 19, charged with unlawfully killing 80-year-old John Bathers in St Martins on September 6.
Sumner was also charged with taking a vehicle without consent and driving said vehicle without a licence or insurance.
He pleaded guilty to all charges.
The case has been adjourned to Friday, December 3.
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