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Not a case I'm aware of: Killer of cyclist Vicky Myres in Gt Manchester pleads guilty to death by dangerous and warned he'll face jail sentence of "some length".
Not much background I could find. Unusual for someone to cough instead of hoping a jury will let them off - perhaps evidence was overwhelming.
Court copy:
HIT-AND-RUN DRIVER ADMITS KILLING CYCLIST
A man has been warned he faces a lengthy jail sentence after he admitted killing a cyclist in a hit-and-run incident.
Gurparthab Ajay Singh, 26, pleaded guilty at Minshull Street Crown Court in Manchester on Tuesday to causing the death by dangerous driving of Vicky Myres, 24.
He also admitted failing to stop after a road collision and failing to report a road collision.
Miss Myres had been cycling with her boyfriend's mother in Timperley, Trafford, shortly before 7.55am on Sunday August 27, when she was struck by a VW Polo driven by Singh.
Judge John Potter warned Singh, of Hall Lane, Wythenshawe, he faced a custodial sentence "of some length".
He said: "You pleaded guilty to an act of almost indescribable selfishness which has caused significant harm for the rest of their lives to many, many people."
The case was adjourned for sentencing on October 26 to allow the Crown Prosecution Service to provide further information to the court.
Singh, who wore glasses and a navy blue jumper, was remanded in custody.
Two female relatives of Singh were in court for the hearing, as well as six members of Miss Myres' family.
In a tribute after her death, Miss Myres was described by her family as a "lovely daughter" who had "everything to live for".
The florist, from Flixton, Manchester, had just bought a house with her partner James and recently cycled from Land's End to John o'Groats, her family said.