Man pleads guilty to the murder of a man in Spalding
Darren Kirk was fatally stabbed in December 2021
Last updated 4th Jan 2023
A man has pleaded guilty to the murder of 52-year-old Darren Kirk in Spalding.
Wayne Rule, aged 46, from Cygnet Court in the town fatally stabbed Darren and attempted to kill another man in his 40s following a disagreement over drugs back in December 2021.
Today is the first time Rule has pleaded guilty to the murder of Darren and the attempted murder of another man at Lincoln Crown Court.
On Monday 20th December 2021 Officers were alerted to a report that the man in his 40s had suffered stab wounds at a property in Bowditch Road, Spalding at 12.26am.
On arrival, they found the victim with multiple injuries in a bedroom, and administered first aid before he was taken to hospital.
Less than an hour later at 1.10am a second call came that a stabbing had taken place at Cygnet Court in Spalding. Officers found Darren injured in the kitchen.
He was sadly pronounced dead at 1.56am despite the best efforts of all those on scene.
The case was heard before High Court judge, His Honour Judge Hirst, sitting at Lincoln Crown Court this afternoon.
Wayne Rule will be sentenced on 16th January.