02-06-2025
Slough man Usman Hanif jailed after single-punch killing in pub
A father-of-two who killed a man with a single punch in a pub after a woman complained of a sex assault has been jailed for three years and six Hanif, 29, was sentenced at Aylesbury Crown Court on Monday after being convicted of the manslaughter of 54-year-old John Barry earlier this year following a of High Street, Langley, Slough, had hit Mr Barry in the face at the Red Lion in Burnham, Buckinghamshire, in July after hearing the allegation, prosecutors Jonathan Cooper described the circumstances of the case as "wholly exceptional".
A woman had complained that she and another woman had been "touched" by Mr Barry as he made his way past them, jurors had Barry had then begun to walk back towards the who has involved in a car repair business, had initially pushed Mr Barry then punched him in the face. Mr Barry died from his injuries three days later."I sentence you on the basis that this blow was wholly unnecessary - and you knew it," Judge Cooper told Hanif."You were at the very least reckless."He added: "This was revenge and not defence."
The judge said police had looked at CCTV evidence and it was "quite clear" that Mr Barry had touched the women said the women believed they had been the victim of a sex Cooper said the behaviour of both men had been out of said Hanif was a "good partner and father" and had a "great deal to offer" in the future.
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