Thug who 'revelled in violence' killed family man with one punch then sent sick texts bragging about breaking bones
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA thug who 'revelled in violence' killed a 'funny and kind' family man with one punch - then sent sick texts bragging about the attack.
Michael Hannan, 32, felled James O'Hara in the street before running away laughing, LancsLive reports. In the hours that followed he then posed for photos in a boxing stance and sent text messages gloating about breaking his victim's bones.
Mr O'Hara died eight days later after contracting acute bacterial meningitis from a fracture to his skull. READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community Hannan, of Tynewald Road, Blackburn, has today (April 27) been jailed for five years and four months after pleading guilty to manslaughter at Preston Crown Court.
Francis McEntee, prosecuting, described how on October 19, Mr O'Hara - a slightly built man - was walking home from a charity shop with a newly purchased vinyl record.
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