One Punch

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https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/courts/co-antrim-bar-owner-and-former-gaelic-all-star-fergal-doherty-charged-with-manslaughter-of-customer-aaron-law-42115873.html

[Armagh18]

Awful for all involved. Reading that it sounds like self defence so hopefully gets off

[smort]

Absolutely awful, for everyone involved

@the prodigy

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Awful for all involved. Reading that it sounds like self defence so hopefully gets off

I wouldn't say that until I had heard all the facts. But it goes to show what can happen.

[Milltown Row2]

Awful for all involved. Reading that it sounds like self defence so hopefully gets off

I wouldn't say that until I had heard all the facts. But it goes to show what can happen.

Was going to say same thing one punch will have devastated two families here..

Chat on the Tyrone threads about the digging off the ball will result in the same outcome very soon

[screenexile]

Horrible situation with a man losing his life.

Hard to know what to say really the whole community is bound to be in shock about it all with the loss of such a young life and such a big community figure currently awaiting a manslaughter trial in jail.

Just horrendous all round!

[WT4E]

Awful thing. One punch killings are awful.

Leaving him lying in the road is probably the biggest alarm bell I would have here and could make for a difficult defence!

[Wildweasel74]

Knew about this few days ago, hence highlighting some lads attitude on the Tyrone thread about the Clonoe game.

[general_lee]

An awful tragedy for all involved, one family without a father and another one looking at jail.

One thing I never understand; and hindsight is a wonderful thing, but once they're outside of the premises the doorman's job is done. If they continue to act up, go inside and close the door for 5 mins. They'll soon get bored and clear off. Don't engage with them. Its a pity so many doormen are morons who are more than happy to indulge in verbals with someone clearly intoxicated.

I also think that the self-defence argument might not cut it, if you're paying the doorman why get involved yourself? What are you paying him for?

[grounded]

Desperately sad for all involved. So many things had to happen to lead to that tragedy,.

[quit yo jibbajabba]

Awful thing. One punch killings are awful.

Leaving him lying in the road is probably the biggest alarm bell I would have here and could make for a difficult defence!

Didnt read great tbh

[clarshack]

would it be considered out of character for him? don't recall him as a dirty player when playing for Derry.

[Ethan Tremblay]

Awful thing. One punch killings are awful.

Leaving him lying in the road is probably the biggest alarm bell I would have here and could make for a difficult defence!

Didnt read great tbh

I agree, hard to argue having remorse (for the incident in itself, not the death) leaving him lying there, and then propping him against a wall

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would it be considered out of character for him? don't recall him as a dirty player when playing for Derry.

https://m.facebook.com/BallsGAA/videos/monster-hit-by-derrys-fergal-doherty/784187174985767/

I think this is unfair tbh.

[J70]

Awful thing. One punch killings are awful.

Leaving him lying in the road is probably the biggest alarm bell I would have here and could make for a difficult defence!

Didnt read great tbh

I agree, hard to argue having remorse (for the incident in itself, not the death) leaving him lying there, and then propping him against a wall

Yep. He may be innocent on the punch itself on grounds of self-defense, but how do you defend their conduct afterwards? According to the story a car almost ran over the victim when he was lying in the road. Can't be just panic when they had the wherewithal to eventually prop him up. We're not talking young teenagers here. Would prompt medical treatment have saved him? Even if he gets off on the punch, surely, if things went down as alleged, there is still a criminal case to answer?