A man has admitted to the manslaughter of a university worker and several linked charges in connection with seven other people injured in a series of knife attacks in Birmingham city centre. Zephaniah McLeod entered pleas at Birmingham Crown Court on Monday in connection with the spate of stabbings in the early hours of Sunday, September 6 last year, as the city was packed with revellers. McLeod, who appeared in court over a video link from Ashworth Hospital wearing a white T-shirt and dark blue zip-up top, spoke to confirm his name and say he understood proceedings, before entering pleas. In addition to the charge of manslaughter, McLeod admitted to four counts of attempted murder. McLeod pleaded not guilty to three other counts of attempted murder, but instead admitted three charges of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm in connection with those incidents. The court heard McLeod had …