The Court of Appeal will review the six-year sentence of Curtis Tudor for the fatal attack on Carl James in a Middlesbrough pub beer garden last year
Middlesbrough: The Court of Appeal is set to review the sentence of Curtis Tudor. He attacked Carl James in a beer garden, leading to James’s death.
Tudor headbutted and punched James, who suffered a brain hemorrhage. Sadly, he died three days later. Tudor received a six-year manslaughter sentence last November.
The Attorney General believes this sentence is “unduly lenient” and has referred it to the Court of Appeal. A full hearing date will be announced soon.
The incident happened on May 11 at the Jack and Jill pub. Earlier that day, Tudor and James exchanged words before the attack.
James sat near Tudor when he was told to leave. Without warning, Tudor headbutted him. James fell and hit his head on a table.
A CT scan revealed a large hemorrhage, and he died in the hospital. At the time, Tudor was on bail for a previous attack.
During sentencing, Tudor admitted to manslaughter. The judge noted the attack was violent but not premeditated.
James’s family expressed their heartbreak over the sentence, feeling it was not enough for their loss. His brother shared how James had dreams of working offshore, which will never happen now.
