Matthew Gillen pleads guilty today to the manslaughter of Paul McCauley (Pic North West Newspix)
Mr McCauley died nine years after he was attacked at a barbecue in the city in 2006.
Matthew Brian Gillen, from Bonds Street in Derry, also pleaded guilty to assaulting two of Mr McCauley’s friends.
He was led away in handcuffs for sentencing at a later date.
His guilty pleas were accepted by the public prosecution service (PPS).
On Wednesday, Piper John McClements, who was previously known as Daryl Proctor, was sentenced to life in prison after he pleaded guilty to murdering Mr McCauley.
He will find out at a later tariff hearing how long he will spend in prison before he will be eligible for parole.
The case was heard before Derry Crown Court, sitting in Belfast.
Paul McCauley who died in June 20015 nine years after he was viciously assaulted by a loyalist mob at a BBQ in the Waterside area of Derry
He died in a care facility in June 2015.
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