Laughing killer sent texts gloating about breaking the bones of his victim

A kind, funny and friendly family man was killed with a single punch by a thug who "revelled in violence".

Francis McEntee, prosecuting, described how on October 19, Mr O'Hara - a slightly built man - was walking home from a charity shop with a newly purchased vinyl. Hannan and his friend Michael Shackleton were walking in the opposite direction down Gisburn Road, Barrowford, after drinking in a nearby pub.

A post mortem concluded he died from acute bacterial meningitis which was a direct result of the fracture to his skull. A police appeal was launched to find the person responsible for his injuries, and Hannan handed himself in at a local police station. When officers checked his mobile phone they discovered sickening text messages in which Hannan bragged about "belting out" Mr O'Hara and "popping his nose in one punch".

Bob Sastry, defending, told the court Hannan now wishes to apologise to the O'Hara family for the pain he has inflicted both from the attack on Mr O'Hara and the messages he sent afterwards. He said he did not know at the time Mr O'Hara would lose his life.

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