A killer on holiday in Blackpool who punched a stranger outside a nightclub has been locked up for his deadly 'unprovoked' attack. Rhys Jones, from Cannock , was on a night out when he 'squared up' to George Fenlon after his 'gentle' victim tried to intervene in an altercation. The 27-year-old threw a number of vicious punches, with one so horrific it proved fatal.
Barman Mr Fenlon suffered serious head injuries and was rushed to hospital. But he never regained consciousness and died just over three months after the brutal onslaught. His heartbroken partner gave birth to their daughter just a fortnight before his tragic death.
READ MORE: Flight attendant reveals wearing one thing can help fight jet lag Don't miss the biggest and breaking stories by signing up to the BirminghamLive newsletter here . Jones, of Hampton Street, Cannock, was yesterday, Friday, July 26, jailed for ten years and two months for manslaughter at Preston Crown Court . The court heard Jones was staying in Blackpool for a few days when he went out with a friend.
His 23-year-old victim, from Blackpool, was also out with friends in the early hours of August 15 last year. Jones met a girl and tried to convince her to abandon her boyfriend and go off with him. George Fenlon (Image: Lancashire Constabulary) Mr Fenlon then came across Jones arguing with the girl's boyfriend in an alleyway on The Strand.
'Very brief words were exchanged' between Jones and his victim before the killer 'squared up to him', the Cro.