Actor Stephen Tompkinson 'caused traumatic brain injuries', court hears
Actor Stephen Tompkinson caused traumatic brain injuries to a man he punched outside his home, a court has heard.
Newcastle Crown Court heard he punched Mr Poole to the ground, causing him to bang his head and fracture his skull.Prosecutor Michael Bunch told the court the actor had called the police at about 05:30 before approaching two drunk men. The jury heard Mr Poole and his friend, Andrew Hall, had been drinking since around midnight and had gone to the beach to watch the sunrise before walking back to Mr Hall's house, passing Mr Tompkinson's home on Beech Grove on the way.A neighbour, Caroline Davidson, was woken by the noise of "laughing and carrying on" and looked out of her bedroom window to see the two men lying on a path, where Mr Poole was only wearing underpants with a towel lying next to him.
"It appeared that one of the men said something back and Mrs Davidson saw her neighbour draw back his fist, before apparently thinking better of it and lowering his hand," he said.
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