A bouncer jailed for felling a drinker with a single punch has been sent back to prison for the same incident after his victim died four years later.
Neil Hotchkiss, 37, left father-of-three Scott Taylor lying unconscious on the pavement after knocking him out in 2012.
Hotchkiss, from Telford, Shropshire, was originally jailed for 16 months after he admitted causing grievous bodily harm in March 2014.
But grandfather Mr Taylor died following four years of agony and around the clock care and Hotchkiss was brought back before a judge to face a fresh charge of manslaughter.
And today he was told to serve a further two years behind bars after admitting the killing at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court.
Neil Hotchkiss (left), 37, left father-of-three Scott Taylor (right) lying unconscious on the pavement after he knocked him out cold with one fatal blow
Mr Taylor had been enjoying a drink at the Bar Station in Wellington, Shropshire, when the doorman asked him to leave on August 17, 2012.
After an exchange of words outside, Hotchkiss floored his victim, who was rushed to the University Hospital of North Staffordshire in a critical condition.
He suffered a skull fracture and extensive brain damage from the fall and was left wheelchair-bound and with a severely dented head.
Mr Taylor survived the attack but suffered a stroke, had epilepsy, was paralysed and relied on carers until his death, the court heard.
Hotchkiss, of Telford, Shropshire, was originally jailed for 16 months after he admitted causing grievous bodily harm in March 2014.
But sentencing Hotchkiss today, Judge Paul Glenn said: ‘This is a tragic case.
Mr Taylor (pictured, in hospital and in his wheelchair) survived the attack but suffered a stroke, had epilepsy, was paralysed and relied on carers round the clock up until his death, a court heard
The injuries Mr Taylor suffered as a result of the attack were ‘life changing’ and ‘devastating’
‘The illness sustained by Mr Taylor was both life-changing and devastating and was so serious that he could not live independently.
‘All that was a result of your actions.’
Robert Price, prosecuting, said on the night Mr Taylor was inside the bar and the defendant had been supervising the front door.
Mr Price added: ‘Mr Taylor walked towards the front door with a pint which he wanted to take outside to drink. Mr Hotchkiss told him he wasn’t allowed.
‘As he went back inside, Mr Taylor started to swear. At that point Hotchkiss and a colleague decided to eject him.
‘They told him he had a bad attitude and that he should go to another pub or go home.
Left, Mr Taylor after the devastating attack and right, Hotchkiss who was handed two years in prison for manslaughter
‘Mr Taylor may have been upset but was not being aggressive.
‘There comes a stage when Mr Taylor goes towards Hotchkiss. If contact was made it was only light.
‘The defendant reacts by punching Mr Taylor. He falls backwards heavily and his head contacts heavily with the ground.
‘Mr Taylor suffered grave and life-changing injuries and died from complications because of those injuries.’
Martin Lidyard, defending, said the defendant accepted that he was likely to return to jail.
He added: ‘We would like to make it quite clear to the court and to perhaps to Mr Taylor’s family that there was never any intention not to accept responsibility.’
Speaking outside her home tonight, Mr Taylor’s daughter, Kirsty, 23, told MailOnline: ‘The thing is, it’s not a two year sentence, because he’s only going to serve half, and he served half before, so he’ll have done a year and half overall.
‘I still don’t think it’s fair. Obviously I’m not happy with it [the sentence], but I can’t change it, so I’ll just have to deal with it.
‘I was in court for the sentencing. He didn’t really show any remorse.’
Speaking at the time Hotchkiss was originally jailed, Ms Taylor branded the 16 month sentence an ‘utter disgrace’.
The incident unfolded after Mr Taylor was refused entry to the Station pub (pictured) in Wellington, Shropshire in March 2014
She said: ‘It’s just ridiculous. There’s shoplifters that get longer than that.
‘My dad’s life is ruined, he can’t get up, he can’t get out of bed himself, he can’t even sit up himself.
‘I remember it like it was yesterday. The police knocked on the door at 4am and rushed me to hospital. He was in intensive care and they didn’t think he was going to survive.
‘He had blood clots and hemorrhages and was on life support for quite a long time.
‘And since it happened he has been in hospital more than he has been out. He also had a stroke but they don’t know if that is linked or not.
‘I’m just so angry that it’s such a short sentence. He will serve half of it so will be out in eight months and can carry on with everything as normal.
‘He was using the sob story in court that he has got eight kids.
‘Dad just says the same as me that it is ridiculous and he is angry too – it is an utter disgrace.’