Tommy Blackmore killing: Man admits Tower Bridge manslaughter

A man accused of killing a charity fundraiser with a single punch near Tower Bridge has pleaded guilty.

Lloyd Smythe, 29, admitted the manslaughter of Tommy Blackmore, when he appeared via video link at the Old Bailey.

Mr Blackmore, 20, of Bermondsey, south-east London, was found fatally injured in June, after getting caught up in a fight on Queen Elizabeth Street.

Smythe, of Staple Street, Bermondsey, is due to be sentenced on 2 October.

Mr Blackmore, a prolific fundraiser and a Millwall football fan, had helped the Fight 4 Cancer campaign to raise £32,000 for Cancer Research UK.

Police said an argument involving a "number of men and women" had erupted in Tower Bridge Road and then spilled out into Queen Elizabeth Street, in the early hours of 13 June.

Officers called to the scene found the victim in a critical condition and he died later in hospital.

Relatives described Mr Blackmore as a "loving and fiercely loyal son, brother, uncle and friend".

The prosecution accepted Smythe's plea and the facts of the case were not opened.