A former amateur boxer has been jailed for killing another man with a single punch to the face.
Jordan Maltby, 26, punched Phillip Allen, 47, just once during a disagreement about bottles of alcohol outside his home in Chesterfield on 27 June 2019.
Allen suffered multiple fractures to his skull and fell to the floor, hitting his head on the kerb and causing another serious fracture to his head.
He was rushed to hospital where it was discovered he had a bleed on the brain and he was placed in an induced coma.
He died of his injuries three weeks later.
Maltby was initially charged with murder but pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
He was sentenced to seven years and four months in prison at Derby Crown Court on Thursday.
He was also given a further five-year extended licence period due to the danger the judge decided he posed, and must serve a further eight months after activating a suspended sentence.
Detective Inspector Steve Shaw, who led the investigation into Allen’s death, said: “This case shows once again the fatal consequences of a single punch.
“As has been seen numerous times across our county, what was a trivial disagreement has ended in an absolutely tragic manner.
“But anyone delivering a punch like Jordan Maltby did that night runs the risk of killing someone – whether that is their intention or not.
“I hope today’s sentence gives Mr Allen’s family and friends some degree of closure and sends a message to everyone about the dangers of just one punch.”
