Ingoldmells

An Ingoldmells holiday maker who knocked a man unconscious with “one big punch” was jailed for 15 months.

Reece Brittain, 26, was caught after his probation officer recognised him from CCTV footage which was shared in a police media appeal.

Read the full court report on MyLocal Lincolnshire, the new home of The Lincolnite

A man who killed a holidaymaker with a stab wound to the heart was on Friday jailed for ten years.

Gareth Hart, 43, from Barnsley, was on holiday with his family in Ingoldmells, near Skegness, when he was fatally stabbed outside a takeaway by Joseph Malek. Malek, 33, from Derbyshire, had denied murdering Mr Hart on 6 April this year, telling jurors he lashed out with a lawfully held pen knife after being punched.

Read the full court report on MyLocal Lincolnshire, the new home of The Lincolnite

A man was on Friday found guilty of unlawfully killing a holidaymaker who suffered a fatal stab wound to the heart after being cleared of murder.

Gareth Hart, 43, from Barnsley (pictured above), was on holiday with his family in Ingoldmells, near Skegness, when he was fatally stabbed. Joseph Malek, 33, from Derbyshire, had denied murdering Mr Hart on 6 April this year, claiming he lashed out with his pen knife after being attacked.

Read the full story on MyLocal Lincolnshire, the new website of The Lincolnite

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