In a brief court appearance today, Adrian Ernest Bayley (41) pleaded guilty to raping and murdering Irish woman Jill Meagher in Melbourne, Australia last September.
When asked how he would plead, Bayley replied "guilty" to both counts.
Justice Geoffrey Nettle then told him he accepted his pleas and remanded him in custody to return to court on June 11th for a plea and sentence hearing.
For legal reasons , further details of the case cannot be reported.