Bolton, dressed all in black, when Mr Hardman and friend attempted to go inside. Stopping them and asking for money, Walton then launched a ‘merciless’ attack on Christopher Hardman, first punching him to the head, knocking him unconscious.
Walton, of Tonge Moor Road, Bolton, then rifled through the pockets of his victim before leaving him momentarily, Minshull Street Crown Court heard.
Then, as the 45-year-old began to show signs of regaining consciousness, Walton approached him and began kicking and stamping on his head repeatedly in a ‘ferocious’ beating.He then left him to die, the judge was told.Opening the case, prosecutor Tim Storrie QC told the court that on July 13 last year, Mr Hardman and friend Anthony Miller had met and decided.
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