Brian Cullen was punched in the face and had his head banged on a headboard by his 35-year-old grandson Ryan Cullen, who lost his temper after Everton lost 2-0 to Manchester City.
An Everton fan, who was "off his head", brutally attacked his grandad to death after they watched a football match together.
The court heard that the defendant, who has no fixed address, divorced his wife about five years ago and has since had significant issues with cocaine. His grandmother, Anne Cullen, paid for him to enter rehab twice, but he relapsed and returned to drugs each time, reports the Mirror. Mr McLachlan added: "Brian Cullen was moved from the bed to a chair in the living room as they waited for the ambulance to arrive. The scene was one of complete and utter chaos as family members were in hysterics and screaming. When Brian Cullen was on the chair, he was groaning in pain. Mandy Cullen lifted up his shirt and looked for other injuries. She saw that some of his ribs were sticking out.
The assault resulted in Mr Cullen suffering six broken ribs and a collapsed left lung. His attacker was arrested on suspicion of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and criminal damage at the same hospital shortly after 9am on February 11 while waiting to be seen by the mental health team. This led to his grandson being arrested later that day on suspicion of murder. When questioned by the police, he asked "is it my grandad? " before becoming distressed.
Martin Reid KC, defending, spoke on his behalf: "Ryan Cullen has demonstrated genuine and continuing remorse for what he has done even from the date of his arrest, given his own words and behaviour. We submit that his contrition was immediate and genuine. It is a notable feature of this case that both of his grandparents were very protective of him, raising him and making great efforts to assist him in the difficulties he has faced in recent years.
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