A drunken thug killed a father-of-two out celebrating his birthday with a single punch, a court heard. Samuel Thorpe, 26, was found guilty of the manslaughter of the 45-year-old Cheshire businessman Adam Lovatt today (October 22) at Liverpool Crown after a 10-day trial.
He will be sentenced on 26 November. A trial originally took place in January 2020, but a verdict could not be reached and Thorpe was today found guilty following a retrial which started on October 11, CheshireLive reported. READ MORE:Convicted terrorist recruiter says he's 'here for the families' and will give evidence to Manchester Arena bombing public inquiry, if 'treated fairly' The incident which lead to the death of Adam Lovatt happened in the early hours of Friday,
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