Man facing potential life sentence after Brentwood murder
29 year old Lee Murrell was fatally injured in April
Last updated 28th Sep 2022
A man has admitted the murder of another man in Brentwood earlier this year.
29 year old Lee Murrell was fatally injured at an address on Warley Hill at around 1:10pm on April 5.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
36 year old Jevgenijs Lapkovskis, also of Warley Hill, was later charged with Lee's murder.
He had previously denied the charge, but changed his plea to guilty on day one of his trial at Basildon Crown Court yesterday (September 27).
He'll be sentenced on October 7.
Senior investigating officer at Essex Police Detective Chief Inspector Antony Alcock said:
“My thoughts are with Lee’s family who had described him as a ‘much loved son and brother’.
“No conviction will ever bring him back but I hope today’s result will help them move forward.
“Jevgenijs Lapkovskis had denied Lee’s murder but such was the weight of evidence against that we had compiled during our thorough investigation, he’s had no choice but to admit what he has done.
“He now faces a life-sentence and a significant amount of time in prison.”