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Man sentenced to six years for father’s manslaughter

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  • Martin Greensmith was sentenced to six years for manslaughter after killing his father.
  • Greensmith learned moments before the clash that Steven Shevels, 61, was his biological father.
  • Clash at The Queen’s Head pub in Willington, County Durham, caused Shevels to fall on concrete and die.
  • Judge Carroll rejected Greensmith’s self-defence claim, stating Shevels posed no threat.
  • Impact statements quoted daughter Chloe Shevels describing her father as quiet, timid and music-loving.