Rotherham man’s guilty plea over death of partner

Anthony McCall, of Redscope Crescent, Kimberworth, appeared at Sheffield Crown Court on March 18, on trial for murder.

But yesterday McCall, 55, entered a guilty plea to manslaughter and was remanded until his sentencing on Monday, May 12.

Officers were called to a house on Swinburne Place in Herringthorpe, at around 7.30pm on October 6 last year.

Michael Riches, 59, was found with life-threatening injuries and taken to Rotherham Hospital, where he later died.

A post mortem concluded that Mr Riches died from an injury to his lower arm, inflicted by a broken bottle.

A statement from Mr Riches’ family said: “We are all deeply saddened by what’s happened to Michael.”