By Press Association 2021
A man has admitted killing a woman whose body was found in the River Severn.
Charles Byrne denied the murder of Christina Rowe in Worcester between February 9 and 10 this year but admitted her manslaughter.
The 24-year-old, who appeared at Warwick Crown Court via video-link on Tuesday, also denied the attempted murder of another person on the same date.
The scene near the Diglis footbridge in Worcester after the body of Christina Rowe was found in the River Severn (Matthew Cooper/PA)
West Mercia Police were forced to close Worcester’s Diglis footbridge after Ms Rowe’s body was discovered in the south of the city on February 10.