John Green, 67, punched John 'Jack' Thomson, 69, twice in the face causing him to fall and hit his head off the pavement
The family of a Scots dad who died after being punched by a lifelong friend have hit out after his attacker walked free from court. Pensioner John Green smacked John Thomson twice in the face after "harmless banter", causing him to fall and hit his head off the pavement in Lanark last July.
Brother Neil Thomson, 68, told the Record he is haunted by his sibling’s death and branded the punishment “absolute madness”. He said: “All I was looking for is some justice. But that sentence doesn’t feel like justice to me. “That is absolute madness to me when you’ve taken a life. What he did was culpable homicide. We know he didn’t murder him. But his actions caused my brother’s death and all he gets is 300 hours of unpaid work? Is that all my brother's life is worth?
But while en-route, John had engaged in “harmless banter” with his friend Green. Prosecutor Erin Campbell explained: “He was saying things along the lines of: 'Remember when we were boys, Kirkfieldbank used to beat the boys from Crossford'. After initially being arrested for assault, he added: "Honestly, it is something that should not have happened." Brother Neil added that the family were already suffering heartache at the loss of John’s wife Eileen, 66, in March 2020.
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