A pair of men have admitted the manslaughter of another man who was stabbed to death in Pitsea.

Dwayne Forrester, 21, died after being attacked and suffering “catastrophic bleeding” in Little Garth, Pitsea, in July 2018, Basildon Crown Court heard earlier this week.

A murder trial began at the crown court with Jeffrey Goodwin, 26, and Hayden line, 25, both accused of murdering Mr Forrester, earlier this week.

Earlier today Goodwin, of Russell Road, London, and Line, of Esmond Close, Rainham, both admitted manslaughter and were told they will be sentenced on Friday.

During the trial Prosecuting, Edward Brown had previously told the jury "Dwayne Forrester was a drug dealer as were the two defendants, and they were angry at him for selling drugs on their patch and muscling in on their customers and profits.

“They came together to find Mr Forrester who was their rival and he was stabbed once in the middle of the chest. It was a fatal stab wound and it was Hayden Line who stabbed him to the knowledge and encouragement of Jeffrey Goodwin.”

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He also told the court earlier this week that it’s possible there was a fight when Mr Line confronted Mr Forrester, who had a large number of abrasions all over his body and two possible defence wounds to his hands.

The Crimestoppers charity had previously offered a reward of up to £10,000 to anyone providing information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for Dwayne Forrester’s killing.

In July 2018, his family paid tribute to him, in a statement, they said: “Dwayne was a loving son, brother, grandson, uncle and nephew.

“He will be remembered by all of us as a loving boy who enjoyed being with his family and was patient and kind with his young nieces and cousins.

“We know Dwayne had a troubled past, but we will always remember that he wanted to do the right thing for people and help whenever he could, he always made time to cuddle his mum and dad.

“He loved his music, football and computer games and dreamed of being a train driver since he was very young.”