DCI Banks actor Stephen Tompkinson punched man making noise outside his home, court hears
Actor Stephen Tompkinson punched a man to the ground and left him with traumatic brain injuries after confronting him for drunkenly making noise outside his home, prosecutors have told a jury.
He told officers he had taken a bottle of Jagermeister from them and wanted them “moved on”, jurors heard. Mrs Davidson was woken by the noise of the two men “laughing and carrying on” and looked out of her window to see them lying on a path near Stephen's address. “It appeared that one of the men said something back and Mrs Davidson saw her neighbour draw back his fist, before apparently thinking better of it and lowering his hand.
“Mr Poole stumbled and then fell backwards striking his head on the roadway, where he lay unconscious.The court heard that after Mr Poole had gone to the floor, Stephen used his mobile phone to record two separate clips of the two men, but did not contact the ambulance service himself. In his interview, he told officers he acted in self-defence after the men had become “aggressive” and moved towards him.
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