A 'likeable, friendly man' was killed by a 'bladdered' thug with one punch from behind after he was seen talking to his girlfriend on a night out. 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.
