A 41-year-old Mapperley man has admitted that he murdered his 11-year-old son in Derbyshire. Michael Harrison, of Eaton Terrace in Mapperley, appeared in person at Derby Crown Court for a hearing on Monday (April 3).
Harrison, dressed in a grey tracksuit, had previously pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Mikey Harrison during a hearing in December. That meant he admitted causing the death of Mikey, who died on June 18 last year, but denied a more serious charge of murdering him, Derbyshire Live reports.
But speaking at Monday's hearing in Derby, Vanessa Marshall KC, his barrister, said: "The matter is due to be tried on April 17 but medical reports have now been served by the crown and we have had the opportunity to speak to the defendant. We have taken a number of matters into consideration and can I ask that he is re arraigned?"
