Unemployed Nathan Gothard, 37, was 'wound up like a coiled spring' when he 'poleaxed' David Darke, 66, who suffered a fatal brain injury when his head hit the ground.
Unemployed Nathan Gothard, 37, was 'wound up like a coiled' spring when he 'poleaxed' David Darke, 66, who suffered a fatal brain injury when his head hit the ground.
Nathan Gothard, 37, said he did not intend to kill David Darke, 66, but knew he was badly injured by the sound his head made. Mr Darke suffered a fractured skull and bleed on the brain in the attack,
Nathan Gothard, 37, knocked David Darke, 66, to the floor causing him to hit his head and he died in hospital six days later. A court heard Mr Darke attacked after trying to help Gothard.
Nathan Gothard, 36, will appear at Leicester Magistrates' Court today over the death of David Darke, 66, who died in hospital on Saturday, six days after he was punched in Appleby Magna, Leics.