A 32-year-old man has admitted killing a parcel delivery driver who died as he tried to stop his van from being stolen in Leeds.
Mark Ross admitted the manslaughter of Claudiu-Carol Kondor when he appeared at Leeds Crown Court by video-link from prison on Friday, but he denied murder.
Ross, of Conference Road, Armley, Leeds, is due to go on trial for Mr Kondor’s murder on March 4 next year and was remanded in custody by Judge Richard Mansell KC.
Ross appeared from Leeds Prison, sitting at a table and wearing a Nike sweatshirt for the 15-minute hearing.
The judge said a pre-trial review hearing would be held on February 7.
Mr Kondor is understood to have been delivering for Amazon at the time of the incident but was employed by a company called SP Transport Group, who described him as “more than just a colleague — he was a friend, a confidant and a valued member of our team”.
Two other people were arrested in connection with the incident.
A 24-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of murder was released on bail pending further inquiries and a woman, who was arrested at the same time on suspicion of assisting an offender, was released under investigation.
