Mum describes her heartbreak after 'kind' son killed with one punch in fatal assault
dailyrecord.co.ukA mum has spoken of how she was left heartbroken after her 'kind' son was killed with one punch in a fatal assault. Becky White, 43, says a part of her 'has died' following the loss of her child.Dean Skillin was just 20 when he died after being punched on a night out in Bangor, Wales back in 2020.
The assailant, Brandon Sillence, was described in court as "aggressive and confrontational" and ready to punch his "own shadow".
Dean, 20, and his cousin were making the most of the lifting of lockdown restrictions and had been out for some drinks. Wales Online reports that they were attacked by Sillence outside The Waverley Hotel on September 19, 2020.The huge force of the punch caused Dean's skull to rotate on his spine leading to a catastrophic brain injury and killing him outright.
For mum, Becky, the pain has only got worse since that fateful night when she learned her son had diedShe said: "I just feel like that when somebody dies, part of you dies.
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