The 24-year-old victim, who had been returning home from a football match with his older brother, was hit from behind with a single blow during an argument, causing fragile blood vessels near his brain to burst and cardiac arrest.
A man died of a rare brain haemorrhage after he was hit with a horseshoe following a dispute over loud music, a court has heard.
A post-mortem examination found Mr Parker suffered a subarachnoid haemorrhage after he was struck, meaning fragile blood vessels near his brain had burst and he had gone into cardiac arrest. Consultant forensic pathologist Robert Chapman, who undertook the post-mortem examination, told the court:"One to 2% of cases I deal with have this sort of injury.The court heard a 3cm bruise was found on the left side of Mr Parker's head.The jury previously watched CCTV footage of the attack at Reading station followed by Craig Parker chasing and tackling his brother's killer.
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