Cocaine fuelled thug 'looking for trouble' killed innocent grandad after being thrown out of Printworks

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A cocaine fuelled thug celebrating a friend's birthday killed an innocent grandad after his group had been thrown out of the Printworks. Callum Crosbie killed 60-year-old bricklayer Kevin Wood with a single punch.

Crosbie, 23, had travelled to Manchester with a group of about 10 friends from their homes in Newcastle, while Mr Wood was out with his wife celebrating her birthday. The strangers met on Dantzic Street outside the Printworks in Manchester city centre, when Crosbie and others had been ejected from the popular nightspot.

They had refused to leave a table in O'Neill's pub, which was being removed to make space for a dancefloor for the evening. After they had been escorted onto Dantzic Street, Mr Wood, from Middleton, walked along with his wife Debbie where an ugly fracas broke out.

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The couple had been drinking and enjoyed a meal to mark her birthday. As Mr Wood walked by he pointed at the security guards and said he believed they were were 'out of order', Manchester Crown Court heard.

Shortly after, Crosbie punched Mr Wood. The court heard it was likely a case of mistaken identity, and that Crosbie had actually meant to hit a bouncer.

"Mr Wood was not even looking at Mr Crosbie when the punch was thrown," prosecutor Rob Hall said. Mr Wood, described as a loving, hard working and loyal father and grandfather, was declared dead about an hour later, having suffered a traumatic brain injury.

His loving wife was by his side as he lay dying on the street, following the tragic incident at about 8pm on Saturday, November 20 last year. Now Crosbie, who pleaded guilty to manslaughter, has been jailed for seven years.

Alan Foster, who