A MAN charged with the murder of a healthcare assistant from Gloucester has pleaded guilty.

62-year-old Ryan Matthews of Horton Road in Gloucester entered the plea at a court hearing at Bristol Crown Court today.

53-year-old Sharon Wall was stabbed to death at Wotton Lawn Hospital in Gloucester on Wednesday July 9.

Detective chief inspector Steve Porter said: “Our thoughts are currently with Sharon’s family and we will continue to support them through this difficult time.

“The family are relieved at this early guilty plea but are still devastated at their loss and will only begin to get closure once Matthews is sentenced in the New Year.”

Matthews will be sentenced in January.