Son pleads guilty to manslaughter of mother in Portstewart home

A man has pleaded guilty to killing his mother in their family home almost two years ago.
By The Newsroom
Published 3rd May 2016, 20:49 BST
Updated 4th May 2016, 11:40 BST
Margaret 'Margo' Evans sustained serious head injuries when she was attacked and beaten at the family's home in Knockancor Drive on 4 June, 2014. PACEMAKER BELFAST.Margaret 'Margo' Evans sustained serious head injuries when she was attacked and beaten at the family's home in Knockancor Drive on 4 June, 2014. PACEMAKER BELFAST.
Margaret 'Margo' Evans sustained serious head injuries when she was attacked and beaten at the family's home in Knockancor Drive on 4 June, 2014. PACEMAKER BELFAST.

Alun Kinney Evans, 34, had previously denied murdering Margaret Evans in Portstewart on June 4, 2014.

At Antrim Crown Court sitting in Belfast on Tuesday, Evans pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of his mother on the grounds of diminished responsibility.

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Ms Evans, a 69-year-old hairdresser who was known locally as Margo, was found dead in the Knockancor Drive home she shared with her son.

Mr Justice Treacy remanded Evans back into custody and he will be sentenced on June 9.