The jury in the murder trial of a man, accused of inflicting brain damage that caused a man's death 11 years later, has retired to consider the verdict.Ivan Barrs (34) suffered major head injuries when Paul Smith stamped on his head as he lay on the ground, in 2003.It left Mr Barrs in a persistent vegetative state, needing full-time care in a home until he died of pneumonia in March last year, aged 45.Paul Smith was 16 at the time of the attack and sentenced to seven years detention in 2004,...
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