Man admits killing mobility scooter rider, 87

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A man has admitted killing an elderly busker who was stabbed while riding his mobility scooter.

At the Old Bailey, 46-year-old Lee Byer pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Thomas O'Halloran, who was killed in Greenford, west London, in August 2022.

Mr O'Halloran, 87, was able to alert a member of the public, but he could not be saved.

He was stabbed in the neck, chest and abdomen, a post-mortem examination found.

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