Liam McKane was sentenced after punching Colin Leslie outside a pub in Bourton-on-the-Water.
By Jonathan HolmesA man has been sentenced after admitting the manslaughter of a man who died after being punched unconscious outside a pub.
Liam McKane, 53, punched Colin Leslie outside The Kingsbridge Inn, Bourton-on-the-Water, on 28 August 2021.McKane was sentenced to 45 months in prison at Bristol Crown Court on Friday.Bristol Crown Court heard that both Colin Leslie, a Royal Mail employee, and Liam McKane of Uxbridge, Middlesex, were drinking with their respective groups at the Kingsbridge Inn in Bourton-on-the-Water on 28 August 2021.
McKane's group got louder and louder, and witnesses said Mr Leslie told the group to quieten down, telling them "enough" and saying "will you all shut the f*** up". Shortly afterwards, Mr Leslie's partner, Lisa Averiss, headed outside to speak to a group of friends and lit a cigarette.He left the pub for just nine seconds and pushed past McKane's partner, Sharon, to make sure his own partner was safe.McKane went around the side of the group and punched Colin Leslie on the left side of his head.He was taken to A&E, where it was discovered that he had suffered a skull fracture, bleeding on the brain and brain-swelling in the attack.
"The night you decided to punch my brother and kill him, you punched my mum from the inside too. My mum wanted to be with Colin so much that when she found a lump in her breast, she ignored it," she added.
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