"A homeless man accused of battering a woman to death with a mallet has pleaded guilty to her murder. Victoria Adams, 37, was found dead at her flat in Hammersmith, west London, on February 9. The discovery was made after police were called to a report of a man attempting to break into the property on Coulter Road. She was found face down in a bedroom with a black bin bag over her head, which was covered by a pillow."
"Ms Adams had suffered at least 10 separate injuries to the back and side of the head from being struck with a blunt object, said to be a mallet found with her blood and DNA on it. Her attacker, Apapale Adoum, 39, who was arrested at the scene, had met her on February 6 when he was living in a homeless shelter. She had invited him to stay with her, but later wrote a note to ask him to leave."
Victoria Adams, 37, was found dead at her flat in Hammersmith, west London, on February 9. Police responded to a report of a man attempting to break into the property on Coulter Road. She was discovered face down in a bedroom with a black bin bag over her head, covered by a pillow. Ms Adams had suffered at least ten separate injuries to the back and side of the head consistent with being struck by a blunt object. A mallet with her blood and DNA on it was recovered. Apapale Adoum, 39, met her on February 6 at a homeless shelter, was invited to stay, was later asked to leave, was arrested at the scene, pleaded guilty to murder at the Old Bailey, and was remanded into custody with sentencing adjourned to October 24.
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