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| Man admits murdering church organist on Christmas Eve | Man admits murdering church organist on Christmas Eve |
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| A man has admitted murdering a church organist who was attacked on Christmas Eve. | A man has admitted murdering a church organist who was attacked on Christmas Eve. |
| Jonathan Bowling, 22, pleaded guilty to murdering Alan Greaves when he appeared at Sheffield crown court on Friday, court officials said. | Jonathan Bowling, 22, pleaded guilty to murdering Alan Greaves when he appeared at Sheffield crown court on Friday, court officials said. |
| Greaves, 68, was beaten in the street as he made his way from his home in High Green, Sheffield, to midnight mass at nearby St Saviour's church, on 24 December. | Greaves, 68, was beaten in the street as he made his way from his home in High Green, Sheffield, to midnight mass at nearby St Saviour's church, on 24 December. |
| Ashley Foster, 21, continues to deny murder and will go on trial later this month. | Ashley Foster, 21, continues to deny murder and will go on trial later this month. |
| Bowling, of High Green, Sheffield, appeared in the dock to enter his plea. | Bowling, of High Green, Sheffield, appeared in the dock to enter his plea. |
| Foster, of Pitsmoor, Sheffield, appeared by videolink from prison. He will go on trial at Sheffield crown court on 24 June. | Foster, of Pitsmoor, Sheffield, appeared by videolink from prison. He will go on trial at Sheffield crown court on 24 June. |
| Judge Roger Keen QC told Bowling he will be sentenced following Foster's trial. | Judge Roger Keen QC told Bowling he will be sentenced following Foster's trial. |
| Greaves, a former social worker, suffered severe head injuries in the attack and died three days later. | Greaves, a former social worker, suffered severe head injuries in the attack and died three days later. |
| At his funeral, which took place a few hundred metres from where he was assaulted, his widow, Maureen, told a packed St Saviour's her husband was a "truly beautiful man". | At his funeral, which took place a few hundred metres from where he was assaulted, his widow, Maureen, told a packed St Saviour's her husband was a "truly beautiful man". |
| Hundreds of people listened to her eulogy via a video link at the nearby St Mary's Roman Catholic church. Scores of wellwishers could not get into either church and stood in freezing temperatures outside, listening to the many tributes to Greaves through loud speakers. | Hundreds of people listened to her eulogy via a video link at the nearby St Mary's Roman Catholic church. Scores of wellwishers could not get into either church and stood in freezing temperatures outside, listening to the many tributes to Greaves through loud speakers. |
| Both defendants were remanded in custody. | Both defendants were remanded in custody. |
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