A man accused of murdering a dog-walker in west London has admitted stabbing his landlord and a 14-year-old boy, but denied the murder charge.
Safi Dawood, 23, appeared at Southwark Crown Court by video-link, where he pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm with intent to Shahzad Farrukh, 45, and actual bodily harm against the teenager.
The charges relate to an incident in Midhurst Gardens, Uxbridge, on 27 October.
Dawood also pleaded guilty to possessing an offensive weapon.
However, he did not enter a plea of guilty to the murder of Wayne Broadhurst, 49, who died at the scene after being stabbed multiple times in the neck while walking his dog.
He also pleaded not guilty to two alternative counts of attempted murder relating to Farrukh and the 14-year-old boy.
A previous hearing was told that after the attack, Dawood approached one of the witnesses while holding a knife and stood in her garden as family members tried to help Farrukh and the boy.
The teenager suffered minor injuries to his hands, the court previously heard.
The case will return to court for a further case management hearing on 2 June ahead of a trial due to begin on 13 July.
The Home Office has previously confirmed that Dawood entered the UK in a lorry in 2020 and was granted asylum in 2022.
