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Sept 2022
Boroughbridge man faces jail after man dies
Two men are facing jail following the death of a man in “terrible” scenes of violence.
Thomas Cressey, of Church Lane, Boroughbridge, and Benjamin Calvert, 22, from Sowerby, appeared at Leeds Crown Court this morning when judge Tom Bayliss KC told them both to expect jail.
Calvert, of Kings Gardens, pleaded guilty to manslaughter or unlawful killing of Alan Barefoot in Thirsk Market Place.
Cressey had already admitted affray, or threatening unlawful violence towards Mr Barefoot, when he appeared at York Magistrates’ Court in August.
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The incident occurred in October last year.
Judge Bayliss adjourned the case for sentence in about five weeks’ time. He told the defendants:
He told Cressey that he too shouldn’t be “too optimistic” about his prospects because he was “part of this (violence)”, adding:
Both men were granted bail until the sentence hearing on October 21.
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