Raymond Cannon death: Two men jailed for manslaughter
Two men have been jailed for killing a grandfather in a fight outside a pub.
Raymond Cannon, 52, from Knypersley, was attacked by Matthew Hancock and Callum Belfield, both 22, outside the Jester pub in Stoke-on-Trent in May.
Both men pleaded guilty to manslaughter at Stafford Crown Court in October.
Hancock, from Cumberbatch Avenue, Fegg Hayes, was jailed for four and a half years. Belfield, from Heathfield Road, Chell Heath, was sentenced to four years and three months.
Shane Davies, 21, of Evans Street, Stoke-on-Trent, was sentenced to 12 months for affray after he admitted throwing a bottle at another man during the fight on 10 May.
Staffordshire Police said Mr Cannon and three friends had gone to the Jester after a night out in Burslem.
He was punched by both Hancock and Belfield and hit his head on the ground when he fell, police said.
Det Ch Insp Darren Harding said: "What turned out to be a typical Friday night out with friends sadly ended in tragedy.
"Mr Cannon got caught up in a spur of the moment incident which escalated out of control."
In a statement, Mr Cannon's family described him as a "much loved family man", who had three children and two grandchildren.
"Ray was well known in the local community, both socially and as a self-employed plasterer," the statement said.
"We have been left devastated by Ray's untimely death and our lives will never be the same again."