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Man 'stopped for chips' after fatal punch | |
(32 minutes later) | |
A man who stopped for chips after fatally punching his friend in a drunken row has been jailed for seven years. | |
Michael Halliday, 40, knocked Antony Robinson to the ground outside the Roundel pub in Thornaby, Teesside. | |
Mr Robinson, 49, died in hospital after Halliday, his friend of 20 years, fled the scene. | |
Halliday had claimed self-defence but was convicted of manslaughter at Teesside Crown Court. | |
A judge said Halliday, of Dresser Lane, Middlesbrough, had shown no remorse for his "drunken mistake". | |
'Went home anyway' | |
Sentencing, Mrs Justice Lambert said: "You showed no remorse, in your evidence, it was clear that you viewed the enormity of what you had done from your own perspective only. | Sentencing, Mrs Justice Lambert said: "You showed no remorse, in your evidence, it was clear that you viewed the enormity of what you had done from your own perspective only. |
"You made no attempt to assist Mr Robinson even though you must have known that you had inflicted a serious injury. You were told by your son that Mr Robinson was in a bad way. | "You made no attempt to assist Mr Robinson even though you must have known that you had inflicted a serious injury. You were told by your son that Mr Robinson was in a bad way. |
"You went home anyway, stopping for chips along the way." | "You went home anyway, stopping for chips along the way." |
Det Con Jayne Bryan, of Cleveland Police, said: "I hope today's sentence raises awareness of the serious consequences of losing control as a result of drinking alcohol. Antony's life was taken away in a split second, as a result of one punch, which will forever have a devastating effect on his family's lives. | |
"Halliday's appalling actions should make people think twice about how much they drink." | "Halliday's appalling actions should make people think twice about how much they drink." |
Mr Robinson's family said in a statement: "No sentence imposed will ever make up for the loss of Anto. | Mr Robinson's family said in a statement: "No sentence imposed will ever make up for the loss of Anto. |
"The night of his death, he died scared and alone and the heartbreak of not being able to say goodbye to him will torture our family forever." | "The night of his death, he died scared and alone and the heartbreak of not being able to say goodbye to him will torture our family forever." |
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