A 32-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to the manslaughter of a prison officer who died following an alleged assault during a night out on Christmas Eve.
Father-of-two Nick Medlin, formerly of Park Street, died following the incident in the Isle of Wight.
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Police attended but the 57-year-old, who played bass in a punk band called Manufactured Romance, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Michael Hudson, of no fixed address but from the Nottingham area, appeared at Winchester Crown Court and denied a charge of manslaughter of Mr Medlin, a father-of-two, who worked at HMP Parkhurst.
Judge Keith Cutler adjourned the case for a two-week trial and told the defendant: "I will remand you into custody through until the trial on June 26."
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