Overview

• Jakob Walpole, 33, was found guilty on July 30 at Warwick Crown Court of manslaughter for the November attack on his 81-year-old grandfather.
• Prosecutors showed that Walpole spent the day drinking, including attending a Coventry City match, before delivering blows that caused a fatal brain bleed to Jaguar expert John Brown.
• After leaving his grandfather gravely injured at home, Walpole went to Bulkington Working Men’s Club and assaulted two elderly patrons without calling for medical help.
• Family-installed CCTV captured Brown’s pleas for help and provided clear footage of both the home and pub attacks, forming the cornerstone of the prosecution’s case.
• Brown had early-stage dementia, and a restraining order had been imposed on Walpole following prior threats to kill his grandfather, highlighting longstanding concerns over elder abuse.