Teen admits murder of Jack Sumner in Newcastle-under-Lyme
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image captionThe teenager admitted murder at Stafford Crown Court on Monday
A 17-year-old boy has pleaded guilty to murdering a man in a violent attack in Staffordshire.
Witnesses reported seeing the teen, who cannot be identified because of his age, striking Jack Sumner, 22, with a sword or metal bar on 25 June 2020.
He fled the scene on Victoria Street, in Chesterton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, and was later found hiding in a loft by armed police.
He pleaded guilty to murder at Stafford Crown Court on Monday.
Mr Sumner, who was from Newcastle-under-Lyme, suffered a fractured skull and lacerations and died from his injuries four months after the attack, on 14 October 2020.