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    15

    Sept 2022

    Last Updated: 15/09/2022
    Crime
    Crime

    Knaresborough man sentenced to 13 years in prison for manslaughter

    by Thomas Barrett

    | 15 Sept, 2022
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    Dean Kilkenny, 47, was involved in a fatal altercation in a pub with 43-year-old Darron Bower.

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    Knaresborough man Dean Kilkenny has been sentenced to 13 years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter following the death of a man at a pub.

    Kilkenny, 47, and Moverley, 44, were involved in an altercation with 43-year-old Darron Bower at the Pier Hotel in Withernsea, East Yorkshire, on March 11.

    Emergency services attended but Mr Bower died at the scene.

    The two men pleaded not guilty to his murder at Sheffield Crown Court last month.

    However, Kilkenny, of Whiteley Yard in Knaresborough, admitted manslaughter, whilst Moverley pleaded guilty to inflicting grievous bodily harm and affray on another man during the altercation.



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    After accepting their guilty pleas, Kilkenny was sentenced at Hull Crown Court today to 13 years in prison, with an additional four years on licence. Moverley received a 20-month custodial sentence.

    Humberside Police DC Fay Woodhouse said:

    “I would like to thank Darron’s family for their patience and courage during the judicial process. Nothing can bring Darron back, but I hope they feel a sense of justice after today’s sentencing.
    “This was a violent attack fuelled by alcohol that occurred in a public place and resulted in a man losing his life. I hope this tragic incident causes people to reflect on the devastating impact that such actions can have.”


    Mr Bower's partner said:

    “The men responsible for this left myself and Darron’s two youngest children living in a nightmare, with the biggest hole in our family’s heart. I have to explain nearly every day to my two little girls why their daddy isn’t coming home.”