A man has pleaded guilty to the homicide of a police officer who was shot dead during a Sydney drugs raid almost two years ago.
Philip Nguyen, 55, appeared in the NSW Supreme Court on Thursday charged over the death of Constable William Crews.
The 25-year-old trainee detective died after he was shot during a drug search in a basement carpark at Bankstown in Sydney's southwest on September 8, 2010.
Nguyen did not fire the fatal shot, but he was charged with homicide on the grounds of "excessive self-defence", the court has previously heard.
The Crown has alleged Nguyen produced a firearm during the raid and fired it, hitting Const Crews in the arm.
The constable fired three shots in return before a detective fired once, accidentally shooting the constable in the neck.
Speaking through an interpreter, Nguyen pleaded guilty to the homicide of Const Crews and to wounding him with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
He pleaded not guilty to shooting at Const Crews with intent to murder.
Crown prosecutor Mark Tedeschi, QC, told Justice Megan Latham the Crown accepted the pleas in full.
Justice Latham adjourned the matter for a sentence hearing on October 9.
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