A drug dealer was jailed for a total of eight years and six months on Friday March 31, 2023, after he killed a man who had bought vodka for a 14-year-old girl.
Ferhan Khan, now 39, punched Mickey Havil twice and threw a can of drink at him outside a convenience store in Bedford Road, Kempston.
After the attack Mr Havil, 57, took a taxi home to Massey Close, Kempston while Khan , who is known as Bumble, quickly left the scene.
The next morning, Saturday, May 14, 2022, last year, there were concerns for Mickey Havil’s welfare and the police forced their way in. He was found dead on his bed with blood on his face, Luton Court Court heard.
Prosecutor Martin Mulgrew said that Mr Havil had been involved in a “heated exchange” on the previous evening with a woman after he had bought vodka for the teenager.
Khan and his partner, who both knew the victim, arrived in a black Mercedes at about 10pm.
Mr Mulgrew said: “Shortly afterwards the defendant got out and engaged with the deceased. It appeared at first to be friendly, but it quickly escalated.”
CCTV played to the court showed Khan throw a right hand punch which sent Mr Havil into the path of a passerby. He next threw a can of drink, hitting his head.
As the victim walked away, Khan swung his right fist again, hitting him in the face. “He fell without an opportunity to brace himself,” said Mr Mulgrew.
The police and an ambulance were called, but the victim declined medical assistance and made his way home by taxi. A pathologist found he had died from a traumatic head injury and would not have been of the bleeding which takes time to have an effect.
In a victim impact statement Mr Havil’s mother Pauline said: “He was taken in the most tragic way possible. We still can’t believe what happened. We put our faith in God and pray that the defendant’s family never have to go through what we have.”
Khan of Cantley Road, Great Denham, Bedford appeared for sentence having admitted manslaughter and supplying Class A drugs.
At the time of the manslaughter he was on bail for drug offences, having been caught in the Queens Park area of Bedford with heroin and cocaine on February 3, 2021.
A wrap of heroin was found on him at the scene. He was strip searched at the police station and 36 wraps of cocaine and 36 wraps of heroin were found on him. At his home drugs paraphernalia and £360 cash was found. Messages on a mobile phone showed he had been supplying drugs.
Defending, Derek Johashen said: “For whatever reason he became involved. It was a very short incident.
“To this day he regrets it. It was a horrible and tragic set of circumstances.”
In a letter to the court Khan said: “I offer my deepest sympathies and condolences. It will remain with me for ever.”
Mr Johashen said Khan had worked in the City of London until 2012 and fell into cocaine use. He said he had become addicted to alcohol and drugs. Whilst being held in prison he has become clean or drink and drugs.
Jailing him, Judge Michael Simon said the attack had occurred “without the slightest warning or provocation.”
He went on: “In these short moments Mr Havil’s demeanour is only defensive.”
He the fatal blow was “delivered in anger and was of significant force.
“It would have been clear that he posed no threat or danger to the defendant,” he said.
He said Khan made no attempt to see how badly injured the victim was or summon help for him.
The judge jailed him for seven years and two months for the manslaughter with a further one year and four months for the drug offences.
After Mickey Havil’s death his vicar Reverend Andrea Madeira said Mr Havil had been a “great support” and helped her set up a cafe at the local Transfiguration Church.
She said: “Everyone loved Mickey. He had a good heart, a ready smile and tried to help everyone.”
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