Bristol man charged with manslaughter after 2022 incident
Gary John Selwood, 59, was convicted by a jury for manslaughter of 69-year-old Paul Carter, who died in hospital after being punched at a social club in Bristol.
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00:00A man has been convicted of manslaughter of a 69-year-old Paul Carter, who died in hospital
00:09after being punched at a social club in the city of Bristol.
00:13Gary John Selwood, 59, was convicted by a jury on Wednesday, September 25th, following
00:20a trial at Bristol Crown Court. He'll be sentenced in the same court.
00:25The court heard Selwood punch Carter in an unprovoked and unjustified attack at Whitchurch
00:31Folk House on East Dundree Road in Whitchurch on the evening of the 27th of February, 2022.
00:39As a result of being punched, Carter fell backwards and struck his head on the corner
00:43of some furniture. He was knocked unconscious and suffered a bleed to the brain. He was
00:47taken to Southmead Hospital, where he sadly died on April 16th.
00:53Selwood was arrested in Bedminster the day after the incident on suspicion of the assault.