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Trevor Timon jailed for Oliver Dearlove killing Trevor Timon jailed for Oliver Dearlove killing
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A man who killed banker Oliver Dearlove with a single punch has been jailed for six years, with five years on extended licence A man who killed a young banker with a single punch in a "senseless" and "unprovoked" attack has been jailed for six years.
Trevor Timon attacked Mr Dearlove after a row broke out when he spoke to a group of women while waiting at a taxi rank in Blackheath in August 2016. Trevor Timon, 31, hit Oliver Dearlove while he and his friends were talking to a group of women in Blackheath, south-east London, in August 2016.
Earlier this week Timon, aged 31, from Plumstead, was cleared of murder after a trial at the Old Bailey. Timon admitted manslaughter but was cleared of murder at the Old Bailey.
But he had already pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter. He was also given five years on extended licence as he was considered a "significant risk" to the public.
Judge Mark Dennis QC told Timon: "This was a senseless death that occurred as a result of an act borne out of a flaw in your character which in the past has seen you display unnecessary violent conduct to others when, for reasons best known to you, you have become annoyed or wound yourself up." Mr Dearlove, 30, died hours after the attack, which happened after he struck up a friendly chat with the women, who had been out celebrating a birthday with Timon.
Timon was handed the additional five years on licence because in the judgement of the court he was considered a "significant risk" to the public. How lives are devastated by a single blow
Timon demanded to know what they were discussing and told his victim "If you don't get out of my face I will knock you out", the court heard.
'Untold misery'
He then punched Mr Dearlove in the side of the head with his left fist, sending him to the ground and knocking him out.
Judge Mark Dennis QC told Timon, who had a history of violence, Mr Dearlove had presented no threat and the punch was an "unprovoked and gratuitous act".
"This was a senseless death that occurred as a result of an act borne out of a flaw in your character which in the past has seen you display unnecessary violent conduct to others when, for reasons best known to you, you have become annoyed or wound yourself up," he said.
"Oliver Dearlove was a young man of fine character with a long and promising future ahead of him. His loss in such senseless circumstances has, as the court has heard, caused untold misery for his family and those close to him," he said.
"Many lives have been turned upside down."
Speaking before the sentence was handed down, Mr Dearlove's girlfriend Claire Wheatley broke down in tears as she described her heartbreak at losing her "Mr Right" and a "true gentleman".
She told the court she had got a text message from him earlier in the evening which read "Love you bub" before receiving the "dreaded knock" at her door.
In a letter read to court, Timon said: "There is not a single day that I don't think of Oliver, his friends and family and the devastating effects my action has caused."
Timon was convicted of battery after he admitted punching a woman in the face, allegedly knocking her out having previously threatened to "bang" her out.
He also had previous convictions for shouting at a bus driver while brandishing a golf club and throwing a punch at a barman after being refused re-entry to a pub at closing time.