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Jury back over grandfather death Man cleared over OAP punch death
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A jury is to resume its deliberations in the trial of a man accused of killing a grandfather with one punch. A man accused of killing a grandfather with one punch has been cleared of manslaughter at Cardiff Crown Court.
Osman Alayas, 19, knocked Leonard Baldwin to the ground, causing him to fracture his skull on the pavement, but claimed he acted in self-defence.Osman Alayas, 19, knocked Leonard Baldwin to the ground, causing him to fracture his skull on the pavement, but claimed he acted in self-defence.
Mr Alayas told Cardiff Crown Court that a drunken Mr Baldwin, 76, tried to hit him and headbutted him after he refused to lend him his mobile phone. He said a drunken Mr Baldwin, 76, tried to hit him and headbutted him after he refused to lend him his mobile phone.
Mr Alayas, of Riverside, Cardiff, denies manslaughter. Mr Alayas, of Riverside, Cardiff, had denied manslaughter.
The court heard Mr Alayas told officers: "He was drunk and staggering. He came up to me and asked to borrow my mobile phone so he could call a taxi. The jury had heard Mr Alayas told officers: "He was drunk and staggering. He came up to me and asked to borrow my mobile phone so he could call a taxi.
"I told him no, and said I was busy. Two minutes later he came back to where I was fixing the stereo in my car.""I told him no, and said I was busy. Two minutes later he came back to where I was fixing the stereo in my car."
Mr Alayas added: "He grabbed me, headbutted me and took a swing at me. He connected with my head."Mr Alayas added: "He grabbed me, headbutted me and took a swing at me. He connected with my head."
The court heard that Mr Alyas was working on his car with his young nephew in Cardiff's Neville Street in September 2006 when he was approached by Mr Baldwin, a great-grandfather.The court heard that Mr Alyas was working on his car with his young nephew in Cardiff's Neville Street in September 2006 when he was approached by Mr Baldwin, a great-grandfather.
Mr Alayas had been working on his car stereo with his young nephew Mr Alyas said he acted in self defence
He added: "It came out of nowhere. I thought: 'This guy's just punched me and he's getting ready to do it again.' He added: "It came out of nowhere. I thought 'this guy's just punched me and he's getting ready to do it again.'
"He had caught me off my guard. My thoughts were to get him away from me and my nephew."He had caught me off my guard. My thoughts were to get him away from me and my nephew.
"I hit him once to get him away. I did not do it to kill him or even to hurt him."I hit him once to get him away. I did not do it to kill him or even to hurt him.
"I was just looking out for myself and my nephew.""I was just looking out for myself and my nephew."
Mr Baldwin, a father to seven children and grandfather to 63, died from his injuries in hospital the following day. Mr Baldwin, a father to seven children, died from his injuries in hospital the following day.
Prosecutor Marian Lewis told the jury how Mr Alyas attacked Mr Baldwin as he walked home from the pub after Mr Baldwin bumped into him.Prosecutor Marian Lewis told the jury how Mr Alyas attacked Mr Baldwin as he walked home from the pub after Mr Baldwin bumped into him.
The jury was sent home on Friday after failing to reach its verdict.