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| Men guilty of brick death charge | Men guilty of brick death charge |
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| Two brothers have been found guilty of manslaughter following the death of a Derby pensioner who died after a brick was thrown through his window. | Two brothers have been found guilty of manslaughter following the death of a Derby pensioner who died after a brick was thrown through his window. |
| Bernard Gilbert, 79, died 35 minutes after the incident at his home in Spondon, Derby, on 28 January 2007. | Bernard Gilbert, 79, died 35 minutes after the incident at his home in Spondon, Derby, on 28 January 2007. |
| Mark Forbes, 40, of Kedleston Close, Ripley, and his younger brother Steven, 22, of Gladstone Street, South Normanton, had denied manslaughter. | |
| Nottingham Crown Court heard the attack was in response to a parking row. | Nottingham Crown Court heard the attack was in response to a parking row. |
| The two men were remanded in custody until sentencing, which is expected to take place in April. | The two men were remanded in custody until sentencing, which is expected to take place in April. |
| Revenge attack | |
| The trial heard that Mr Gilbert had been involved in a dispute over a parking space at Asda with Mark Forbes' wife Zoe Forbes, 26, four days before his death. | The trial heard that Mr Gilbert had been involved in a dispute over a parking space at Asda with Mark Forbes' wife Zoe Forbes, 26, four days before his death. |
| The court heard how Mark Forbes then plotted a revenge attack and traced Mr Gilbert's address through a then-serving police officer. | The court heard how Mark Forbes then plotted a revenge attack and traced Mr Gilbert's address through a then-serving police officer. |
| Mrs Forbes was also charged with manslaughter but the charge was dismissed due to a lack of evidence on Monday. She admitted conspiracy to damage property. | Mrs Forbes was also charged with manslaughter but the charge was dismissed due to a lack of evidence on Monday. She admitted conspiracy to damage property. |
| The court heard Mr Gilbert had health problems including diabetes and high blood pressure and had a limited life expectancy. | |
| Giving evidence, Dr Michael Miller Craig, from the Derbyshire Royal Infirmary, said it was "highly likely" that his fatal heart attack was caused by the stress after the brick attack, which he added was of "extreme relevance". | |
| Mr Forbes told the court he had no intention of causing harm to Mr Gilbert and that text messages sent to his wife talking about the pensioner's death were "bravado". |