Man admits murder of Huddersfield mum in "dreadful attack" days before Christmas
Lisa Smith was fatally injured at a home in Almondbury on December 19.
A man has admitted to the murder of a Kirklees mum just days before Christmas last year.
33 year old Lisa Smith was found seriously injured in the early hours of December 19 2025 at a home on Fernside Avenue in Almondbury.
34 year old Gareth Brook, also of Fernside Avenue, was arrested shrotly afterwards on suspicion od assault.
He was subsequently charged with murder after Lisa died in hospital on December 21.
Appearing before Leeds Crown Court today he admitted to the charge.
Detective Inspector Tom Hilyer of West Yorkshire Police said:” We welcome the guilty plea of Gareth Brook today for what was a dreadful attack in which he inflicted extremely serious head injuries on Lisa."
"Those injuries tragically left her with no realistic prospect of survival, and resulted in her passing away a few days later.
“We hope Lisa’s family can take some small measure of comfort from seeing him admit his guilt in court today, and we continue to support them at what remains an incredibly traumatic time.
“We now await Brook’s sentencing in due course."