A man has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of 51-year-old Desmond O’Beirne who died following an assault in central London in June 2017.
Lucas Antunes, 21 (04.02.97) of no fixed abode appeared at the Old Bailey on Friday, 14 December where he pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
He will be sentenced at the same court in February 2019 on a date to be confirmed.
Desmond O’Beirne from Westminster was attacked in the area outside the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square, WC2 at around 00:25hrs on Saturday, 3 June 2017.
London Ambulance Service attended and treated Desmond at the scene before taking him to hospital. However, he died from his injuries on Wednesday, 20 December 2017.
A post-mortem examination took place at Westminster Mortuary on 3 January 2018 and determined cause of death as a head injury.
Desmond’s death was investigated by the Homicide and Major Crime Command, led by Detective Chief Inspector Noel McHugh.
Police released CCTV images in connection with the attack, which led to the identification of Antunes.
He was charged on Thursday, 27 September with manslaughter after being extradited from the US back to the UK.
A second man, aged 22, is due to appear at the Old Bailey on Friday, 21 December charged with manslaughter.