Pro surfer's killer sentenced after one-punch attack

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A judge said Grant Coleman had taken the law into his own hands to become former professional surfer Chris 'Davo' Davidson's "executioner".

A man who believed he was the "unofficial sheriff" of a NSW coastal town has been jailed for five years for killing a champion surfer in a

He had earlier seen Davidson, who had been convicted in 2017 of indecently assaulting a 15-year-old girl at her home, speaking with a 19-year-old woman and called him a "paedophile"."Mr Coleman felt justified in his attitude towards Mr Davidson," the judge said."He felt justified in punching Mr Davidson to the head.

"He was judge and jury of Mr Davidson. Tragically, Mr Coleman also became Mr Davidson's executioner."The judge said both men, who had been living on past glories, were drinking separately at the country club when Coleman saw Davidson approach a 19-year-old girl.

 

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