Gordon Robson , 26 , was drinking at NE38 Sports Bar , in Tyne and Wear . Court heard he was emotional after being pallbearer at grandad 's funeral . Got into fight with friend of victim John Potts , and punches were thrown . When Mr Potts stepped in he was hit in the back of the head and killed . A man who had been out celebrating his birthday on a night out in Newcastle has died following an alleged assault by two men outside a nightclub.
Gordon Robson , 26 , was drinking at NE38 Sports Bar , in Tyne and Wear . Court heard he was emotional after being pallbearer at grandad 's funeral . Got into fight with friend of victim John Potts , and punches were thrown . When Mr Potts stepped in he was hit in the back of the head and killed . Robson , who has long history of violent offending , jailed for three years .