John Bootland, 57, admitted murder at Leeds Crown Court after the death of Colleen Westerman, 62.
The victim was found fatally injured at a house in Melville Gardens, Woodhouse, Leeds, following a disturbance.
Bootland, who has no fixed address, has been remanded in custody and is set to be sentenced on 1 April.
Det Insp Tom Hilyer of West Yorkshire Police stated: "We welcome Bootland's guilty plea today, particularly as it has spared Colleen's family the ordeal of a trial.
Our thoughts remain with family members during this very difficult time."
This is a probabilistic continent or country-group signal from public name datasets. It is not proof of nationality, ethnicity or personal background.
Likely region signal
UK
Country
from United States
- based on first name
39.3%
confidence
First-name region
UK
United States
39.3%
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Verified Conviction
Detected legal outcome
tody and is set to be sentenced on 1 April. Det Insp Tom Hilyer of West Yorkshire Police stated: "We welcome Bootland's guilty plea today, particularly as it has spared Colleen's family the ordeal of a trial. Our thoughts remain with fam...
