A man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter following violent incident erupted inside a pub earlier this year.

Curtis Tudor has admitted killing Carl James, who died in hospital after an incident at the Jack and Jill pub on Crossfell Road in Middlesbrough on Saturday, May 11.

The 26-year-old entered his guilty plea during a short hearing at Teesside Crown Court this morning (Tuesday, October 15).

The Jack and Jill pub in MiddlesbroughThe Jack and Jill pub in Middlesbrough (Image: Terry Blackburn)

At the time, police described a large “violent incident” which broke out at the pub shortly after 6pm with the area cordoned off into the night.

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Tudor, of Welburn Grove in Ormesby, Middlesbrough, was previously charged with grievous bodily harm in connection with the incident but recharged with manslaughter following the death of the 42-year-old.

Carl JamesCarl James (Image: CLEVELAND POLICE)

Judge Francis Laird KC adjourned the sentencing hearing until next month.

He said: “You have pleaded guilty to the offence of manslaughter and I will sentence you on November 28.

“No pre-sentence report has been requested and I do not order one.”