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| Oliver Dearlove: Man who killed banker with one punch cleared of murder charge | Oliver Dearlove: Man who killed banker with one punch cleared of murder charge |
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| A 31-year-old plasterer who killed a banker with a single punch has been cleared of a murder charge. | A 31-year-old plasterer who killed a banker with a single punch has been cleared of a murder charge. |
| Trevor Timon had already pleaded guilty to manslaughter, but was today found not guilty of the more serious murder count by a jury, after delivering a "powerful" left hook to Mr Dearlove's head and knocking him unconscious. | Trevor Timon had already pleaded guilty to manslaughter, but was today found not guilty of the more serious murder count by a jury, after delivering a "powerful" left hook to Mr Dearlove's head and knocking him unconscious. |
| The defendant, who had a history of violence, denied intending to seriously hurt the 30-year-old and said he was just "pissed off" at one of his friends for making a racist comment. | The defendant, who had a history of violence, denied intending to seriously hurt the 30-year-old and said he was just "pissed off" at one of his friends for making a racist comment. |
| Mr Dearlove, who worked as a relationship manager at Duncan Lawrie Private Bank and previously at Couttes, the bank used by the Queen, was eating and drinking with old University of Portsmouth friends in Blackheath, south-east London, on 27 August last year. | |
| At around half past midnight, they left a microbrewery and walked past Mordens nightclub where Timon had bought champagne for a group of women at a birthday party. | At around half past midnight, they left a microbrewery and walked past Mordens nightclub where Timon had bought champagne for a group of women at a birthday party. |
| The two parties met along Tranquil Vale, as Timon and the women looked for a taxi home, before a dispute erupted after a "polite" chat about baby pictures. | The two parties met along Tranquil Vale, as Timon and the women looked for a taxi home, before a dispute erupted after a "polite" chat about baby pictures. |
| Mr Dearlove's friend Andrew Cook said: "He (Timon) was looking for a fight. Not a nice guy. We didn't know why, it all happened so quickly." | Mr Dearlove's friend Andrew Cook said: "He (Timon) was looking for a fight. Not a nice guy. We didn't know why, it all happened so quickly." |
| Timon, from Plumstead, south-east London, who is mixed race, claimed one of Mr Dearlove's friends called him a "half chap". | |
| Mr Dearlove died around 24 hours after he was punched. | |
| Timon will be sentenced at the Old Bailey on Friday. | |
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