MIDLANDS MAN JAILED FOR MANSLAUGHTER AFTER BRICK ATTACK ON FATHER
A Midlands man killed his dad when he threw a brick at him.Thomas Dear, 20, hurled the brick through his father's open van window, striking his head.
Dad Thomas Dear Senior was able to drive away after the blow but later suffered a cardiac arrest at the roadside and died at the scene.
He maintained his dad drove the vehicle in his direction in Newark, Nottinghamshire in June, and that this prompted him to throw the brick to try and stop him.
Before the attack, the pair were captured on CCTV in a prolonged argument, which involved the son throwing pieces of a broken plant pot at his father, with Dear Senior then approaching his son wielding a garden fork, police said.
Dear Jr denied murdering his father but pleaded guilty to manslaughter at Nottingham Crown Court.
He was jailed for 3 years and 4 months on Monday – a sentence he will serve at a young offenders’ institution.
A post-mortem examination linked the head injury sustained from the brick throw to the cardiac seizure that led to Dear’s death.
Detective Chief Inspector Ruby Burrow, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “Whilst Dear may not have set out to intentionally kill his father, his dangerous and deliberate actions have resulted in the most devastating and irreversible of consequences.
The impact on Mr Dear’s family and friends has been simply immeasurable, having to endure the loss of a loved one in such sudden and traumatic circumstances.
I hope the conclusion of this investigation and subsequent court process will help to bring some closure.
We know this case caused a lot of community interest across Newark, and I want to make it clear that we will always act in the interest of the victim and ensure justice is done.
