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Man jailed for Defoe manslaughter Man jailed for Defoe manslaughter
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A man who killed the half-brother of Tottenham and England striker Jermain Defoe has been jailed for three years.A man who killed the half-brother of Tottenham and England striker Jermain Defoe has been jailed for three years.
Father-of-three Jade Defoe, a 26-year-old rapper, was punched to the ground in Newham, east London, in April 2009, the Old Bailey heard.Father-of-three Jade Defoe, a 26-year-old rapper, was punched to the ground in Newham, east London, in April 2009, the Old Bailey heard.
Mr Defoe, known by his middle name Gavin, sustained fatal brain damage and died four days later.Mr Defoe, known by his middle name Gavin, sustained fatal brain damage and died four days later.
Christopher Farley, 34, of Kingswood Road, Leytonstone, east London, was convicted of manslaughter.Christopher Farley, 34, of Kingswood Road, Leytonstone, east London, was convicted of manslaughter.
'Powerful punch''Powerful punch'
Mr Defoe fractured his skull and sustained fatal brain damage when he fell to the pavement from a punch thrown by Farley. Farley rode up on a BMX bicycle to confront Jade Defoe and start a row before knocking him unconscious.
He later told officers he had accused Mr Defoe of breaking into his house but was angered that the other man did not seem to take him seriously.
Mr Defoe fractured his skull and sustained fatal brain damage when he fell to the pavement from a punch thrown by Farley, the court heard.
Jermain Defoe, who is five months younger than his half-brother, rushed to his bedside from training with Tottenham Hotspur after learning he was unlikely to survive.
Farley, 34, told police he had a "bad temper"
Jailing Farley, Judge Stephen Kramer said: "The unintended consequence of what you did in anger by that single, powerful punch has had the result of depriving a family of a son, brother and father."Jailing Farley, Judge Stephen Kramer said: "The unintended consequence of what you did in anger by that single, powerful punch has had the result of depriving a family of a son, brother and father."
Farley had admitted to police he had a "bad temper". Farley, who went on the run for a week before handing himself into police, had admitted to detectives he had a "bad temper".
He was overheard by a prison officer during a telephone conversation saying: "I did it - just one of those things."He was overheard by a prison officer during a telephone conversation saying: "I did it - just one of those things."
Jermain Defoe, who is five months younger than his half-brother, rushed to his bedside from training with Tottenham Hotspur after learning he was unlikely to survive. The court heard he had a criminal record dating back to 1988, with offences including burglary, assaulting a police officer, possessing class B drugs and having a CS gas canister.
'Second injury'
On Thursday, when the jury reached their verdict, a note was handed to Judge Kramer that said: "The verdict on Christopher Farley should not mask the culpability of Whipps Cross intensive care unit."
During the trial, Farley's lawyer Imran Khan said that while he admitted throwing the punch which landed Mr Defoe in hospital, it had been failings in his hospital treatment that had caused his death.
Mr Khan told jurors the injuries caused by Farley would normally have a 96.5% to 99% survival rate.
He said a "second significant injury" was caused by his hospital treatment which "dwarfed" what had happened to him before.
But Brian Altman QC, prosecuting, said while there may have been "shortcomings", such as a delay in transferring Mr Defoe to a specialist unit, these were not so bad as to render what Farley did to put him in hospital "irrelevant".