A 66-year-old man has pleaded guilty to having sex with a horse and a donkey.

Joseph Squires appeared at Leicester Crown Court yesterday charged with a serious sexual offence involving a donkey between February 2 and February 5, 1999, and involving a horse, between March 15 and 18, 2004.

He also faced charges of damaging property relating to the animals on the same dates.

Squires, whose address was previously given as Overpark Avenue, Braunstone, Leicester, was to stand trial but pleaded guilty at Leicester Crown Court.

Requesting bail, defence counsel Amar Mehta said: "The defendant does not have a fixed address, although he says his daughter can provide an address.''

Judge Michael Pert QC remanded Squires into custody for a pre-sentence report. 4.