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| Oliver Dearlove death: Trevor Timon cleared of murder | Oliver Dearlove death: Trevor Timon cleared of murder |
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| An unemployed plasterer who killed a banker with a single punch on a night out in south-east London has been cleared of his murder. | An unemployed plasterer who killed a banker with a single punch on a night out in south-east London has been cleared of his murder. |
| Trevor Timon hit Oliver Dearlove while he and friends were talking to a group of women in Blackheath in August 2016. | Trevor Timon hit Oliver Dearlove while he and friends were talking to a group of women in Blackheath in August 2016. |
| Timon, aged 31, from Plumstead, had admitted manslaughter but denied murdering Mr Dearlove. | Timon, aged 31, from Plumstead, had admitted manslaughter but denied murdering Mr Dearlove. |
| He will be sentenced at the Old Bailey on Friday. | He will be sentenced at the Old Bailey on Friday. |
| Mr Dearlove had been drinking with former Portsmouth University friends on 27 August when members of the group were approached by Timon as they spoke to four women. | |
| The 30-year-old, who lived with his girlfriend Claire Wheatley in New Eltham, was knocked unconscious when he was attacked. He died 24 hours later. | The 30-year-old, who lived with his girlfriend Claire Wheatley in New Eltham, was knocked unconscious when he was attacked. He died 24 hours later. |
| One of the women told the court that she was having a "polite" conversation with Mr Dearlove, showing him baby pictures, when Timon walked towards them and asked "what's going on?". | |
| Andrew Cook, one of the banker's friends, said Timon came from nowhere and "was looking for a fight". | |
| He said: "We didn't know why, it all happened so quickly." | |
| Timon admitted telling Mr Dearlove he would "knock him out", but said it was a figure of speech and the result of being called a "half chap" by someone in the group. |