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| Andrew Flood pleads guilty to Southport murders | Andrew Flood pleads guilty to Southport murders |
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| A Southport taxi driver has pleaded guilty to murdering two of his elderly passengers in the town. | A Southport taxi driver has pleaded guilty to murdering two of his elderly passengers in the town. |
| Andrew Flood, of Clifton Road, admitted killing Margaret Biddolph, 78, and Anne Leyland, 88, at Liverpool Crown Court. | |
| Both victims were discovered in their own homes. The court heard Mrs Leyland was found strangled with her own dressing gown cord. | Both victims were discovered in their own homes. The court heard Mrs Leyland was found strangled with her own dressing gown cord. |
| The women had previously been passengers in the 43-year-old's cab, the court was told. | |
| Flood used a telephone charger cable to strangle Mrs Biddolph at her home in Lonsdale Road. Her body was found on 18 February. | Flood used a telephone charger cable to strangle Mrs Biddolph at her home in Lonsdale Road. Her body was found on 18 February. |
| Mrs Leyland was found dead at her home in nearby Birch Street the day after. | Mrs Leyland was found dead at her home in nearby Birch Street the day after. |
| Flood also pleaded guilty to robbery of another passenger in a separate incident. | Flood also pleaded guilty to robbery of another passenger in a separate incident. |
| He is due to be sentenced later. |