Ronald Hayes death: Man jailed for manslaughter
A man who admitted killing a 63-year-old man on a night out with a single punch has been jailed.
Kevin Gardner, 26, of Westminster Road in Ellesmere Port, was sentenced to five years after he pleaded guilty to manslaughter at Chester Crown Court.
Ronald Hayes, of Morpeth, Northumberland, was assaulted outside the Liverpool Arms pub in Northgate Street, Chester, on 23 November.
He was left in a critical condition and died a day later, police said.
Cheshire Police said Gardner punched Mr Hayes "once in the face with his right fist" before he "fell to the floor hitting his head on the pavement".
Det Insp Steve Beddows said: "This is a tragic case in which a man has needlessly lost his life.
"Ronald′s family were at his bedside when he died and have been left deeply distressed and grief stricken by the loss... and the manner in which his life was ended so suddenly and prematurely."