Man admits Brownhills pub murder bid

A man from Brownhills has admitted attempted murder outside a Walsall pub.

Kevin Pallatina, 43, of Ogley Road, was remanded in custody by Wolverhampton Crown Court yesterday until October 8 for trying to kill Richard Crane.

The 44-year-old victim was left blinded in one eye after being attacked outside the Anchor pub in Brownhills on February 19.