Thug who 'revelled in violence' killed innocent man with one punch

A thug who 'revelled in violence' killed a 'funny and kind' family man with one punch - then sent sick texts bragging about the attack. Michael Hannan, 32, felled James O'Hara in the street before running away laughing, LancsLive reports.

Hannan punched Mr O'Hara, 45, in the face, causing him to fall to the ground. As Mr O'Hara lay unconscious on the pavement, Hannan and Mr Shackleton ran away laughing. 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.

"Those two men then chose to run away, leaving James injured. In the days after, Michael Hannan sent a series of messages, bragging. The pain of having to listen to those messages will stay with us for the rest of our lives. They are not the words of a man acting in self defence - they are the words of a thug.

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. "He believes causing harm to people is something to be proud of. He enjoys mocking people who have had unlawful injuries inflicted on them. However I accept he is now, albeit rather late, remorseful."

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