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Kieran Potts gets 14 years for Norman Ryan's manslaughter

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  • Morning, welcome to The Northern Echo's live blog on Friday, October 6.
  • It's Graeme Hetherington here, I will be delivering live updates from Teesside Crown Court this morning.
  • Norman Ryan suffered bleeding on the brain following a brutal beating in his own flat on August 31, last year, and he died several days later in hospital without regaining consciousness.
  • Kieran Potts had spent the day drinking with his friend in his Hartlepool flat before raining down blows on his vulnerable friend.
  • The 24-year-old left his victim unconscious and covered in blood before heading to the shop to buy more booze.
  • Jurors found the defendant not guilty of murder but he was found guilty of the lesser charge of manslaughter.

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