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Judge jails gentle giant’s killer for nine years over cowardly punch outside Victorian pub
A 42-year-old man who punched and killed a pub patron during a drunken night-out in western Victoria has been sentenced to nine years in prison.
Key points:
- David Blake died after he was felled by a punch from a “quick tempered drunk”
- Mr Blake was nicknamed ‘Tender” due to his gentle nature
- Shane Lucas has been jailed but not under “coward punch law” provisions
Shane Lucas pleaded guilty to manslaughter over the fatal altercation that killed 39-year-old David Blake at a Creswick pub in November 2019.
A lovable plasterer nicknamed “Tender” due to his gentle nature, Mr Blake died at the scene despite desperate attempts from paramedics and patrons to revive him.
He leaves a family traumatised by his violent demise, grappling with the…
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