Darren Fell has been sent to prison after he punched a man in Devizes.
Darren Fell, 40, punched Wayne Sheppard on a street in Devizes, Wiltshire, on 2 July.He hit his head on the concrete floor as he fell and suffered a catastrophic brain injury.
Fell was initially charged with causing grievous bodily harm, but upon Mr Sheppard's death was later charged with manslaughter. This was rejected by the jury after prosecutors pieced together CCTV footage and presented evidence from witnesses which proved the victim showed no hostility prior to the assault.He appeared at Wiltshire Crown Court for sentencing on 6 October, and was jailed for nine years.
"We miss him every day and life has not been the same since he was assaulted. The hardest five days of our life were sitting by Wayne's bedside knowing that he was not going to survive his injuries".
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