Two friends get into a fight over a packet of nuts.
The two men with friends, arrived at the hotel about 3.55am. After they were refused entry, Mr Tamapeau’s flatmate William McColl bought a bag of pistachios at a store.
Mr Hopper allegedly asked what he was eating and Mr Tamapeau got into a row with Hopper, who threw a punch, Ms Lydiard said.
The jury heard Mr Tamapeau fell and hit his head on the concrete.
Ms Lydiard said the accused then straddled him, repeatedly punching him to the head.
Mr Tamapeau was rushed to hospital unconscious and bleeding.
A CT scan revealed facial fractures and severe damage and swelling to his brain. He was pronounced brain dead the next day.
Idiots who can’t handle theor liquor…what a waste. Its one thing to knock the guy down, but then to keep pummeling him? What a retard, I hope the guilt eats awy at him the rest of his life.
The two men with friends, arrived at the hotel about 3.55am. After they were refused entry, Mr Tamapeau’s flatmate William McColl bought a bag of pistachios at a store.
Mr Hopper allegedly asked what he was eating and Mr Tamapeau got into a row with Hopper, who threw a punch, Ms Lydiard said.
The jury heard Mr Tamapeau fell and hit his head on the concrete.
Ms Lydiard said the accused then straddled him, repeatedly punching him to the head.
Mr Tamapeau was rushed to hospital unconscious and bleeding.
A CT scan revealed facial fractures and severe damage and swelling to his brain. He was pronounced brain dead the next day.