Man spared jail after killing pensioner with one punch

A young engineer charged with killing a 70-year-old man with a single punch has been spared jail.

A young engineer charged with killing a 70-year-old man with a single punch has been spared jail.

Craig Cronin (aged 24) hit the pensioner after a row about the deceased relieving himself outside Cronin’s house. Henry Smith fell back, fractured his head on the ground and died in hospital six days later.

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