Overview
- On April 6 James McKeown, 62, was found unconscious in Beaumont Leys Park after being punched by Joshua Moore while Moore was riding a quad bike with a young child and later died in hospital.
- Police say Moore put McKeown in the recovery position then left without calling emergency services and spent time arranging personal matters before reporting himself to officers roughly an hour later.
- Joshua Moore, 33, pleaded guilty to one count of manslaughter at Leicester Crown Court on July 2 and the judge said the plea would attract credit but warned a prison term was likely.
- Forensic examination of Moore’s phone and witness accounts are cited by police as evidence of his post-attack conduct, and investigators and EMSOU described the assault as unprovoked and avoidable.
- McKeown’s family said he was well known locally and devastated by the loss, and the case is likely to prompt local concern about violence and the use of quad bikes in public parks while sentencing is awaited.