Yeates neighbour admits killing her

Dutch engineer Vincent Tabak pleads guilty to manslaughter but denies murder The neighbour of landscape architect Joanna Yeates has admitted killing her. Yeates’s parents, David and Theresa, were at the Old Bailey in London as the Dutch engineer Vincent Tabak pleaded guilty to her manslaughter, but denied murder. The charge states that Tabak “unlawfully killed” the 25-year-old between 16 and 19 December. But the 33-year-old pleaded not guilty to a charge of murder and was remanded in custody to face trial at Bristol crown court on 4 October. Yeates, who lived in Clifton, Bristol, disappeared on 17 December after going for Christmas drinks with colleagues. Her frozen body was found dumped on a verge in a lane in Failand, north Somerset, on Christmas Day. Tabak appeared in court via a videolink from Long Lartin prison in Worcestershire. He spoke to confirm his name and to say he was content for proceedings to continue in English without an interpreter before entering his pleas. During the hearing he sat at a desk, occasionally using a piece of paper to make notes and sipping from a drink. His trial is expected to last four weeks. Joanna Yeates Crime guardian.co.uk

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