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| Man jailed for pensioner killing | Man jailed for pensioner killing |
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| A 22-year-old man has been sentenced to a minimum of two years in jail for killing a pensioner who challenged him about urinating in the street. | A 22-year-old man has been sentenced to a minimum of two years in jail for killing a pensioner who challenged him about urinating in the street. |
| Stephen Chapman of Morley Close, Melton, attacked Benjamin Kerr, 78, outside a supermarket in his home town in Leicestershire on 10 June 2006. | Stephen Chapman of Morley Close, Melton, attacked Benjamin Kerr, 78, outside a supermarket in his home town in Leicestershire on 10 June 2006. |
| The 78-year-old man, who suffered from Alzheimer's disease, died in hospital 13 days later. | The 78-year-old man, who suffered from Alzheimer's disease, died in hospital 13 days later. |
| Chapman earlier admitted manslaughter at Leicester Crown Court. | Chapman earlier admitted manslaughter at Leicester Crown Court. |
| 'Life wasted' | |
| The court heard that the great grandfather had taken exception to seeing two men urinating up against the supermarket wall. | The court heard that the great grandfather had taken exception to seeing two men urinating up against the supermarket wall. |
| They approached them and remonstrated with them about their behaviour. | They approached them and remonstrated with them about their behaviour. |
| The men started shouting back at him and in the end Stephen Chapman picked up Mr Kerr by the shoulders and threw him to the ground. | The men started shouting back at him and in the end Stephen Chapman picked up Mr Kerr by the shoulders and threw him to the ground. |
| He died in hospital from broken ribs and pneumonia. | He died in hospital from broken ribs and pneumonia. |
| Chapman was given a public protection sentence, which will mean he will have to satisfy a parole board that he is safe to be released into the community after the two years, or remain in prison. | |
| Isobel Day, Mr Kerr's daughter, said the two year sentence was not long enough. | |
| "A life has been wasted to a thug who couldn't keep his hands to himself," she said. |