Islander admits killing a man in St Helier

Michael Charles Brown (52) is accused of murdering John McCarthy at Vauxhall Gardens in October.

Mr McCarthy was found fatally injured outside the address by a member of the public.

In the Royal Court on Friday, Brown pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to an alternative charge of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.

Brown was remanded in custody until Friday 2 June while the prosecution consider the plea.

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