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| James Attfield and Nahid Almanea deaths: Boy admits manslaughter | James Attfield and Nahid Almanea deaths: Boy admits manslaughter |
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| A teenager has admitted killing two people in separate attacks while they were out walking in a town in Essex. | A teenager has admitted killing two people in separate attacks while they were out walking in a town in Essex. |
| The 17-year-old, who cannot be named due to his age, stabbed James Attfield, 33, more than 100 times in Colchester on 29 March 2014. | The 17-year-old, who cannot be named due to his age, stabbed James Attfield, 33, more than 100 times in Colchester on 29 March 2014. |
| Mr Attfield died in hospital after being found in a park in the town. | Mr Attfield died in hospital after being found in a park in the town. |
| Three months later, the boy stabbed Saudi student Nahid Almanea, 31, 16 times as she walked towards the University of Essex. | Three months later, the boy stabbed Saudi student Nahid Almanea, 31, 16 times as she walked towards the University of Essex. |
| Live: Updates on double manslaughter plea | |
| During a hearing at the Old Bailey, the boy denied two counts of murder and possessing an offensive weapon but admitted two alternative counts of manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility. | |
| Det Ch Insp Morgan Cronin said he hoped the guilty plea would give the families of Mr Attfield and Miss Almanea some "comfort by finally establishing who carried out their atrocious killings". | |
| "Detectives worked tirelessly to piece together the evidence of how they died and to establish whether there was any connection between their deaths," he said. | |
| "Sadly we now know that one person, a 17-year-old boy, was indeed responsible." |