Man admits murder of ‘caring' grandfather in Hampshire
A MAN has pleaded guilty to guilty to the murder of a grandfather whose body was found in woodland.
Tommy Scott, 34, of no fixed address, entered his plea to the murder of 66-year-old Gerald Pragnell by videolink to a hearing at Winchester Crown Court.
The airport worker's body was found in woodland off Cemetery Road, near Southampton Common, Southampton, Hampshire, on November 3 last year.
Scott will be sentenced at the same court on February 14.
The family of Mr Pragnell said after his death: ‘Dad was a loving father, grandad, partner, brother and uncle.
‘He was a genuine, hard-working and caring family man who was adored by all who knew him.'