A man has admitted killing a 44-year-old who was found unresponsive and later died in hospital. Jamie Garwood caused the death of Richard Dean Thompson in Newport.
Mr Thompson was discovered unconscious at an address in Tewkesbury Walk on August 31. He was taken to the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff.
He was later moved to Grange University Hospital in Cwmbran but died as a result of his injuries on September 6.
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Jamie Garwood, of Lincoln Court, Caerleon, appeared at Cardiff Crown Court on Thursday where he formally entered a guilty plea to a charge of manslaughter. The 34-year-old's sentencing has been adjourned until February 3 next year.
The Recorder of Cardiff Judge Tracey Lloyd-Clarke told the defendant she would order a pre sentence report. She said Garwood would be receiving a custodial sentence and the report would assist in the determining the length of the sentence.
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