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| Trecco Bay mistaken ID murderer David Braddon's life term | Trecco Bay mistaken ID murderer David Braddon's life term |
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| A man who beat a teenager with a pole in an alcohol and drug-fuelled rage after he mistook him for someone else has been jailed for life. | A man who beat a teenager with a pole in an alcohol and drug-fuelled rage after he mistook him for someone else has been jailed for life. |
| Conner Marshall, 18, from Barry, died four days after he was seriously assaulted at Trecco Bay caravan park in Porthcawl, Bridgend county, on 8 March. | Conner Marshall, 18, from Barry, died four days after he was seriously assaulted at Trecco Bay caravan park in Porthcawl, Bridgend county, on 8 March. |
| David James Braddon, 26, from Caerphilly, admitted his murder. | David James Braddon, 26, from Caerphilly, admitted his murder. |
| Cardiff Crown Court was told he must serve a minimum of 20 years. | Cardiff Crown Court was told he must serve a minimum of 20 years. |
| Mr Marshall was staying at the caravan site with friends when he left them to walk to the nearby beach at 09:30 GMT. | Mr Marshall was staying at the caravan site with friends when he left them to walk to the nearby beach at 09:30 GMT. |
| Later that night, Braddon saw him and shouted abuse at him. | |
| The court heard the attacker believed he was confronting his ex-girlfriend's former partner, a man called Adam Malyn. | The court heard the attacker believed he was confronting his ex-girlfriend's former partner, a man called Adam Malyn. |
| The pair "wrestled" and when Mr Marshall passed out, Braddon "stomped" on his face, kicked his ribs and hit him repeatedly with a pole. | The pair "wrestled" and when Mr Marshall passed out, Braddon "stomped" on his face, kicked his ribs and hit him repeatedly with a pole. |
| Michael Jones, prosecuting, said Braddon then stripped Mr Marshall naked because he "wanted to humiliate him". | Michael Jones, prosecuting, said Braddon then stripped Mr Marshall naked because he "wanted to humiliate him". |
| He punched him again but after checking his face, realised it was the wrong person. | He punched him again but after checking his face, realised it was the wrong person. |
| Braddon asked Mr Marshall if he was all right, before going back to his caravan with "blood all over his face". | Braddon asked Mr Marshall if he was all right, before going back to his caravan with "blood all over his face". |
| The court heard Braddon had taken 50 Valium tablets, as well as cocaine, and had been drinking alcohol. | The court heard Braddon had taken 50 Valium tablets, as well as cocaine, and had been drinking alcohol. |
| During police interview he said he went out that night intending to have a fight but his "mind wasn't to kill someone". | During police interview he said he went out that night intending to have a fight but his "mind wasn't to kill someone". |
| He later admitted "he went over the top" in the attack. | He later admitted "he went over the top" in the attack. |
| Heath Edwards, defending, said Braddon made no excuses for his actions and deeply regretted the heartache he had caused Mr Marshall's family. | |
| "The family of Conner Marshall will suffer from this point on but it's also the case the family [of] David Braddon will suffer for what he did," he said. | "The family of Conner Marshall will suffer from this point on but it's also the case the family [of] David Braddon will suffer for what he did," he said. |
| "The defendant did not set out to kill that night he set out to cause actual bodily harm." | "The defendant did not set out to kill that night he set out to cause actual bodily harm." |
| Sentencing him to life, judge Mr Justice Wyn Williams, said Braddon had subjected Mr Marshall to a sustained and brutal assault and had brought "untold misery and despair to his family". | Sentencing him to life, judge Mr Justice Wyn Williams, said Braddon had subjected Mr Marshall to a sustained and brutal assault and had brought "untold misery and despair to his family". |
| "That day you had taken significant amounts of alcohol, valium and cocaine. | "That day you had taken significant amounts of alcohol, valium and cocaine. |
| "This makes it very much worse. There was a horrific degree of suffering. You sought to humiliate him." | "This makes it very much worse. There was a horrific degree of suffering. You sought to humiliate him." |
| But the judge said Braddon had shown remorse and he accepted his intention that night was to cause serious injury and not to kill. | But the judge said Braddon had shown remorse and he accepted his intention that night was to cause serious injury and not to kill. |