Oliver Dearlove was a young man of 30 years old on a night out with friends in Blackheath Village on Saturday 27th August when he was punched once during an altercation. He was knocked unconcious to the ground and sadly passed away on the Sunday evening of the 28th. A man has been charged with his murder. Dearlove was a Millwall supporter and when we face them the Street Violence campaign which has remembered the lives of Jimmy Mizen and Rob Knox in the past needs to remember Oli Dearlove as well to raise awareness that it's not just a knife or gun that can kill but also a fist. I actually watched the recent documentry on Channel 5 abount single punch killers. So when we play Millwall in a few weeks it would be good see the families of Mizen, Knox and Dearlove unite to keep the campaign very much in mind. That said the Dearlove family family may feel it's still too soon after their son's death. But whatever, rivalries should be put aside and remember this great campaign.
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Shit does happen with great regularity.
If you "just threw a punch", which results in someone's death and a family's perpetual grief, you don't deserve one iota of sympathy, in my view.
As I alluded to earlier, both guys may have been arguing, the guy may have lashed out and it resulted in another mans death, in which case then there is sympathy for both families. BUT you and me dont know the circumstances, so unlike you I am reserving judgement. A man has died so its inappropriate for a couple of footy fans to continue to speculate on a forum IMHO. I'm chipping out of this one.
RIP Oliver.
I am sure we have all faced a circumstance that could have ended with a totally different out come
"he was punched once during an altercation"
could be any number of scenarios
You're right, of course. My "words and well thought out values are worth jack shit". But I won't waste any words of sympathy on this violent thug. I hope that Oliver's family are given all the time, respect and sympathy that my wife's family was when she was killed.
The fact is the punch could have been in self defence, until the truth comes out I cannot feel sorry for the man that through the punch.
Do I think he intended to kill? Of course not.
This was likely a case of one drink too many, a bloke bumps into him, offends him or he saw he was a Millwall fan so tried to place one on him to teach him a lesson... Knock him out at worst maybe...
I expect he is just surprised as anyone that the guy died.
Anyone who thinks his intent was anything else either has more information than the rest of us or is probably just looking to be offended... Which is disappoint and unsurprising.
Once again rest in peace Oliver, far too young to die.
An additional manslaughter charge can be added later.
First he'd have to be charged with manslaughter.
And second, all the facts would need to be presented in open court.
We're well short of being able to determine what he will be found guilty of - if anything.
My husband was punched last October, he was knocked off balance he hit the pavement and knocked himself out. 'Thankfully' it only resulted in him breaking and dislocating his ankle, a 4 day stay in hospital, an operation, physio etc and 10 months later he's only just had the pins out (only part of them as they broke whilst in his ankle) and he stilll struggles to stand and walk for long periods.
All of this is nothing in comparison to what could have happened. I dread to think.
think I was very lucky that night
This was a completely unprovoked attack. There was no altercation.
Oli died because of hitting his head after being punched for no reason.
A funeral can't take place because the defence are demanding all these post mortem tests trying to imply Oli had a brain problem already and the punch/fall wasn't the cause of death.
Lots of lifes have been ruined for no reason whatsoever. I hope some sort of justice is done at the trial in February.
Now I read this and think maybe if he'd fallen badly and died, what if.....
RIP for the victim, and huge sympathy for the family. This is way too young. As for the agressor, I'll not judge without more info.
RIP Oli.
And Suzi, there for the grace etc.
He looks and sounds like a proper piece of work and unfortunately I think that this gangsta attitude Is prevalent in today's society
Sorry to hear of your loss and hopefully a funeral can take place soon and the scumbag locked up.
Sparrows, there are a bunch of millwall who drink in Blackheath most weekends. They sing, they intimidate, they are arseholes.
I hate to think that the victim was mistaken for one of them.
There are three elements to a manslaughter charge:
1. There must be an unlawful act
2. The unlawful act must be dangerous
3. The unlawful act must cause death
From what we can gather 1 and 2 are met. If the cause of death was the victim hitting their head on the floor rather than the blow itself then point 3 isn't met.
RIP Oliver.
Ongoing investigation and all that. Please be careful with posting what you know / what you've heard etc.
No one wants to unwittingly negatively impact on an investigation. thanks