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Pub-goer guilty of killing man after losing fight
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- Supplied David Darke sustained a serious head injury and died a few days later in hospital.
- Leicester Crown Court heard Nathan Gothard knocked David Darke, 66, to the ground near The Crown Inn in Appleby Magna days before Christmas last year, causing his skull to crack.
- The 37-year-old denied murder and an alternative charge of manslaughter, but was convicted of the less serious charge on Thursday.
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Supplied David Darke sustained a serious head injury and died a few days later in hospital. A pub-goer who fatally punched another man after losing a fight outside a bar in Leicestershire has been found guilty of manslaughter.
Leicester Crown Court heard Nathan Gothard knocked David Darke, 66, to the ground near The Crown Inn in Appleby Magna days before Christmas last year, causing his skull to crack.
The 37-year-old denied murder and an alternative charge of manslaughter, but was convicted of the less serious charge on Thursday.
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