A man who punched a father-of-four and left him in a fatal coma has admitted manslaughter.

Michael Broom, 49, of Rhodrons Avenue in Hook, pleaded guilty to one count of manslaughter at the Old Bailey this morning.

He has already served a three-year prison sentence after admitting grievous bodily harm without intent in November 2011.

Broom struck Mark Haley, 46, of Holmwood Road, Hook, just outside Tesco in Hook Parade on August 21, 2011.

The former BT engineer, who had gone out to buy milk, was airlifted to hospital with serious head injuries.

He spent two years in a coma before dying at the Royal Hospital for Neuro-Disability in Putney on August 28 last year, leading to a fresh investigation by the Metropolitan Police’s homicide and serious crime command.

Broom will be sentenced at the Old Bailey on Monday, December 22.

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