Boxer, 25, murdered man, 20, with a single punch that made his ‘skull rotate rapidly on his spine’
Boxer, 25, ‘killed man, 20, with a single punch that made his ‘skull rotate on his spine leaving him brain dead before he hit floor’ in unprovoked pub attack’
Boxer killed innocent man with single punch and said: ‘It was just boom, boom’Brandon Sillence, 25, used fists to deliver fatal blow to Dean Skillin, 20, in a pubHe was drinking at The Waverley pub in North Wales, when he attacked DeanProsecutor John Philpotts said Dean was brain dead before he hit the floor
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A boxer killed an innocent young man with a single punch resulting in him being ‘brain dead before he hit the ground’ in an ‘unprovoked pub attack’.
Brandon Sillence, 25, used his fists to deliver the fatal blow to unsuspecting Dean Skillin, 20, during a night out that made his ‘skull rotate rapidly on his spine leaving him brain dead before he hit floor’.
Sillence had been drinking at The Waverley pub in Bangor, North Wales, when he launched the attack ‘without provocation’.
A jury heard he hit Dean and his cousin Taylor Lock after approaching them in the pub – and left him for dead.
Brandon Sillence, 25, (pictured) killed an innocent young man with a single punch resulting in him being ‘brain dead before he hit the ground’ in an ‘unprovoked pub attack’
A post mortem revealed the blow had caused Dean Skillin’s, 20, (pictured) skull to rotate ‘rapidly and violently’ on the top of the spine
Sillence had been drinking at The Waverley pub in Bangor, North Wales, (pictured) when he launched the fatal attack ‘without provocation’
Sillence told police: ‘I just literally jabbed. I have gone ‘boom, boom’. I just wanted them to f*** off. I was looking forward to going home to my bird, mate.’
The court heard Sillence had approached the pair before punching them both in quick succession.
Sillence was arrested – and told police he was protecting a friend.
He told Detective Constable Lee Harshey-Jones: ‘Two lads were ready to go for my mate, so I slapped them both.
‘It was just a warning. I wasn’t aggressive. I have not tried to hurt anybody.
‘I’ve hit two people. I punched then both to warn them….to back off. One fell down, the other one just stumbled.
But Sillence, who had been interviewed at Caernarfon Police Station, insisted he had not intended to kill anyone.
He said: ‘I am not a bionic man. I have just moved my hand forward. I did not intend anyone to die. ‘
Prosecutor John Philpotts said Dean was brain dead before he hit the floor.
He said: ‘The punch struck Dean Skillin and fractured the vertebrae, damaging the vertebral artery with the bleeding compromising Dean Skillin’s brain stem and resulting in him being brain dead before he hit the ground.’
Dean’s cousin Mr Lock said he felt a blow to the left side of his jaw before he regained his senses and saw his relative unconscious on the floor.
A jury heard Sillence (right) hit Dean (left) and his cousin Taylor Lock after approaching them in the pub – and left him for dead
He said: ‘A man was looking at me very aggressively. He said: ‘You think you’re big boys’. ‘
Caernarfon Crown Court heard a nearby police officer heard an ‘an awful, hollow thud’ as up to 40 people were leaving the pub.
Paramedics rushed Dean to hospital where a CT showed a fractured skull and bleeding on the brain. He died the following morning.
A post mortem revealed the blow had caused Dean’s skull to rotate ‘rapidly and violently’ on the top of the spine.
The court heard the violence erupted outside the pub in September last year after Sillence had been acting ‘aggressively.’
Sillence, of Bangor, admits manslaughter but denies murder.
The trial continues.
