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03/07/2015
Man Jailed For Killing Work Colleague With One Punch
A man who killed his work colleague with a single punch has been jailed for six years.
Phillip Patrick Begley, 44, of Wellington Road, Bridlington, was found guilty of the manslaughter of Paul Morrison, 51, at Leeds Crown Court.
On the evening of 1 November 2014, Begley assaulted Mr Morrison while he was in the Wetherspoons Winter Gardens pub in Parliament Street.
Mr Morrison fell backwards and hit his head on the base of a pillar.
He sustained a serious head injury and was taken to Harrogate District Hospital where he died three weeks later.
Begley was also sentenced to six months for assaulting Peter Bell, who was drinking with Mr Morrison at the time.
Det Ch Ins Pete Martin welcomed Begley's sentence.
He said: "Paul Morrison was a devoted family man whose wife and children have been left heartbroken by the actions of Philip Begley.
"Paul was enjoying a night out with his friends and he never came home, which is a devastating and tragic scenario which no family should ever have to deal with.
"At no time has Begley accepted responsibility for his actions and has forced Paul's family to sit through the anguish of a crown court trial."
(LM)
Phillip Patrick Begley, 44, of Wellington Road, Bridlington, was found guilty of the manslaughter of Paul Morrison, 51, at Leeds Crown Court.
On the evening of 1 November 2014, Begley assaulted Mr Morrison while he was in the Wetherspoons Winter Gardens pub in Parliament Street.
Mr Morrison fell backwards and hit his head on the base of a pillar.
He sustained a serious head injury and was taken to Harrogate District Hospital where he died three weeks later.
Begley was also sentenced to six months for assaulting Peter Bell, who was drinking with Mr Morrison at the time.
Det Ch Ins Pete Martin welcomed Begley's sentence.
He said: "Paul Morrison was a devoted family man whose wife and children have been left heartbroken by the actions of Philip Begley.
"Paul was enjoying a night out with his friends and he never came home, which is a devastating and tragic scenario which no family should ever have to deal with.
"At no time has Begley accepted responsibility for his actions and has forced Paul's family to sit through the anguish of a crown court trial."
(LM)
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