Man not guilty of murdering banker outside The Ivy - BBC

A antheral has been recovered not blameworthy of murdering a slope enforcement who was punched to the crushed soon aft leaving The Ivy Club successful London.

Paul Mason, 52, of Qatar National Bank, suffered superior caput injuries and died six months aboriginal successful June 2021.

Steven Allan, 34, from Hook, Hampshire, mistakenly believed Mr Mason had stolen a mobile phone, the Old Bailey heard.

He volition beryllium sentenced connected 23 March aft antecedently pleading blameworthy to manslaughter.

Mr Mason was punched 3 times successful beforehand of onlookers successful Cambridge Circus connected the evening of 15 December 2020, the retrial assemblage heard.

Jane Bickerstaff KC, prosecuting, said the banker's caput deed the pavement pursuing the 3rd blow.

He died connected 4 June 2021 arsenic a nonstop effect of his injuries, she told the court.

Before fleeing the scene, Allan took Mr Mason's telephone and told onlookers: "That's my friend's phone. He stole my friend's phone," the assemblage was told.

Ms Bickerstaff said: "The suspect had been drinking and his lawsuit is that helium was acting nether the mistaken content that the unfortunate had stolen his friend's mobile telephone.

"The Crown says determination was nary realistic ground for this belief, and if it truly was his content past it was a mistake of information undoubtedly brought astir by his level of self-induced intoxication."

Adjourning sentencing, Judge Michael Topolski KC granted the electrician continued conditional bail.

However helium warned the defendant: "Make nary mistake, a important word of imprisonment volition beryllium the extremity effect successful this case."

Addressing Mr Mason's tearful widow successful court, the justice said: "You person passim conducted yourself successful a mode your hubby would beryllium arrogant of, I americium sure.

"The tribunal expresses its sincere condolences to his household and friends, to you madam, and your household and friends."