Age: 44
Sex: male
Date: 1 Jul 2015
Place: Grey Walls Hotel, Lake Road, Windermere
Gordon Smith died after being punched in Lake Road, in the Brookside area of Windermere.
A man was tried for his manslaughter, but acquitted after the prosecution offered no further evidence following the cross-examination of the prosecutions main witness. The Crown Prosecution Service said, 'On a close examination of developments in the evidence following the cross-examination of the principal witness during the trial, the view was taken that the prosecution could not proceed. We decided that the defendant could no longer receive a fair trial so offered no further evidence, resulting in the judge directing that the defendant was acquitted of the offence of manslaughter'.
