The victim, a man in his 50s, had been walking up Duke Street towards Rainsford Road to meet his wife at around 9.50pm on 15 November last year when he walked past a group of people outside Home Foods.

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One of the group, 38 year-old Darryl Bright, attacked the victim from behind, punching him to the back of the head, causing him to fall to the floor unconscious.

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