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| Poundland stabbing: Man pleads guilty to manslaughter | Poundland stabbing: Man pleads guilty to manslaughter |
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| A man who fatally stabbed a customer in a Poundland store has pleaded guilty to manslaughter. | A man who fatally stabbed a customer in a Poundland store has pleaded guilty to manslaughter. |
| Trevor Joyce, 36, of Franklyn Close, Abingdon, attacked Justin Skrebowski with a knife from the Oxfordshire store in the town on 7 December. | Trevor Joyce, 36, of Franklyn Close, Abingdon, attacked Justin Skrebowski with a knife from the Oxfordshire store in the town on 7 December. |
| The 61-year-old had been buying balloons for his wife's birthday. | The 61-year-old had been buying balloons for his wife's birthday. |
| Joyce was charged with murder, but admitted the lesser charge on the grounds of diminished responsibility. | Joyce was charged with murder, but admitted the lesser charge on the grounds of diminished responsibility. |
| He also pleaded guilty to two counts of making threats to kill, one count of causing actual bodily harm and one count of making threats with offensive weapons. | He also pleaded guilty to two counts of making threats to kill, one count of causing actual bodily harm and one count of making threats with offensive weapons. |
| Joyce has been remanded in custody and will be sentenced at the Old Bailey in London on 6 June. |