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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 store in the town in Oxfordshire 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. |
| 'Devastating emotional burden' | |
| 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. |
| Mr Skrebowski's wife, Gulsen Alkan, said: "The killing of Justin has left me and my two children with a devastating emotional burden and a daunting financial future which I now have to deal with alone". | |
| Thames Valley Police said Mr Skrebowski was fatally injured in a "completely random and unprovoked attack". | Thames Valley Police said Mr Skrebowski was fatally injured in a "completely random and unprovoked attack". |
| Det Insp Stuart Blaik said: "[Mr Skrebowski was] an innocent member of the public, which is all the more difficult to comprehend." | Det Insp Stuart Blaik said: "[Mr Skrebowski was] an innocent member of the public, which is all the more difficult to comprehend." |
| Joyce was remanded in custody and will be sentenced at the Old Bailey in London on 6 June. | Joyce was remanded in custody and will be sentenced at the Old Bailey in London on 6 June. |