Overview
- Preston Crown Court sentenced Slack, 34, to four years and two months in prison, with a minimum two‑thirds to serve.
- Paul Ainscough, 57, died two days after a June 22, 2024 push in the Stag pub beer garden in Leyland.
- A post‑mortem found internal bleeding and multiple fractures to his right ribs, confirming fatal blunt chest trauma.
- Messages and witnesses said Slack grabbed at chicken wings, threw a rucksack, pushed Ainscough, and later admitted the shove.
- Slack was arrested on June 27 and, after CPS consultation, was charged with manslaughter to which he pleaded guilty in August, as police thanked the public for their statements.