HOLMFIRTH STREET CLEANER KILLED AS MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO MANSLAUGHTER
Jacob Crawshaw, 31 of Emscote Avenue, Halifax pleaded guilty at Leeds Crown Court this morning to unlawfully killing Adrian Smith on May 14.Mr Smith, 69, was punched in the face after leaving a town centre public house and struck his head on the ground.
He died of his injuries in Leeds General Infirmary following the assault in New Street.
Judge Geoffrey Marson QC ordered Crawshaw to be produced in court for the sentence after an adjournment for a full report.
Crawshaw was not brought back into court but was remanded in custody.
The fact I am adjourning for a report does not mean anything other than immediate custody will follow.