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Man charged with murder after dad died following pub assault
Nathan Gothard, 36, charged with murder after punching 66-year-old David Darke outside a pub; victim died from a serious head injury, police seek witnesses.
- On Monday, December 29, Nathan Gothard, 36, of Church Street, Appleby Magna, is due to appear at Leicester Magistrates' Court after being charged with murder following an assault outside The Crown Inn.
- Police were called to Church Street in Appleby Magna around 9:45pm on December 21, where officers found David Darke with a serious head injury outside The Crown Inn and accused Nathan Gothard of punching him.
- On Saturday, December 27, David Darke, 66, died at the Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham; Mr Darke's family said, `His life was tragically cut short and he's now reunited with his loving, caring parents.`
- Leicestershire Police said inquiries are led by the East Midlands Special Operations Unit, and an appeal for witnesses remains ongoing for anyone with information about the assault.
- In Appleby Magna, the death has reverberated through the small community; David Darke was a deeply loved father to three daughters and a proud grandfather to three grandsons.
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