  -london-news/east-london-pensioner- beaten-death-30769654 > a man has admitted beating an 87-year-old pensioner to death with his own walking stick in a random attack at a railway station. miles sekai set upon bernard fowler at harold wood station in east london in february last year. > the victim had gone to the station to pick up free newspapers when sekai beat and kicked him to death. at the time, the 23-year-old defendant was said to be suffering from paranoid schizophrenia and under the influence of the drug spice. > at the old bailey on monday, sekai, of brent cross, hendon, north west london, denied murder but pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of mr fowler by diminished responsibility and assaulting a police officer. > the pleas were accepted by the crown, and judge judy khan kc adjourned sentencing until april 4 when two doctors will give evidence about the defendants mental state. sekai faces a possible hospital order of hybrid order with a custodial element, the court heard.
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