Man pleads guilty to murdering his mum at their home in South Derbyshire
Adrian Hardy is due to be sentenced in December
A man has pleaded guilty to murdering his own mum at the home they shared in South Derbyshire.
Officers were called to reports that a woman had been found with stab wounds at a property in The Crest, Linton, Swadlincote, at just after 2.30pm on Sunday 21 June.
Joan Hardy (72) was pronounced dead at the scene and her son Adrian Hardy (52) was arrested and later charged with her murder.
Hardy pleaded guilty to murder at Derby Crown Court on Tuesday 20 October.
He was remanded into custody and is due to be sentenced at the same court on a date to be fixed, which is expected to be in December.