Man on Trial for Murder After Pub Brawl

It's April 29th.

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A 36 year old man named Nathan Gothard is on trial for murder after punching 66 year old

David Dark outside a pub in Applebee Magna.

Lester's share.

Last December 21st.

Dark died a week later from severe brain injuries caused by one blow to the chin that

sent his head smashing into the ground.

Earlier that night, Dark and his co-workers from a local hotel hit the crown in after their

Christmas party.

Tensions bulldover when Gothard offered a drink to one of the women in the group, leading

to shouting and a scuffle inside that spilled outside.

Witnesses, including the pub-land lady and her partner, described Dark as threatening

toward Gothard, grabbing his arm and hoodie multiple times, despite their efforts to calm

things down and separate the pair.

On April 29th, the court heard from a pathologist who detailed a small bruise on Dark's chin

and a long skull fracture with brain contusions and bleeding that proved fatal at Queen's

Medical Center on December 28th.

The trial at Lester Crown Court rolls on, expected to wrap in about seven days as Gothard

denies both murder and the lesser manslaughter charge.