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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Andrew Bardsley

'Bladdered' thug killed innocent man with one punch after seeing him speaking to his girlfriend

A 'bladdered thug killed a 'lovely' man in a 'senseless' unprovoked attack after seeing him speaking to his girlfriend. Drink fuelled Jonathan Adamson, 25, 'launched' himself at 59-year-old David Aubert in Manchester city centre's Gay Village.

He jumped in the air and hit Mr Aubert with a 'heavy flying punch', knocking him unconscious for a time. Defenceless Mr Aubert, who was walking home when he was attacked from behind, was found dead six days later at his home.

'Paranoid' Adamson, who worked for a building company, had been in a 'jealous' rage after wrongly accusing his girlfriend of dancing too close to other men during their night out, Manchester Crown Court heard. As the investigation into Mr Aubert's death gathered pace, Greater Manchester Police issued stills of CCTV footage in a bid to track down the killer.

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