A 14-year-old has admitted manslaughter after he threw a single punch at Paul Walker , who later died . A 14-year-old has admitted killing a man celebrating the new year with a single punch , while his friends filmed the attack on a mobile phone . Paul Walker , 52 , from Blackpool , Lancashire , was thought to have been celebrating the start of 2015 before he was found lying unconscious in a street at the seaside resort at around 2am on January 1 and later died . Police said footage of the attack , which show the teenager being encouraged to throw the punch by two older men , was filmed on a mobile phone but has since been deleted , Preston Crown Court heard . The court heard that Mr Walker , a Celtic fan who had lived in Blackpool for at least 10 years , died of injuries to his head , face and neck . The teenager , who can not be named , pleaded guilty to manslaughter . He was initially charged with murder but prosecutors decided to accept the lesser charge . Nicholas Clarke QC , prosecuting , said : 'There were a number of witnesses who all similarly relate to a friendly encounter with the deceased . 'Unexpectedly there was this one punch thrown by the defendant . ' Defending , Julie Taylor said the incident was filmed on a mobile phone which showed the boy being encouraged to throw the punch . She said : 'Police can confirm there was a video but they have been unable to retrieve it because it had been deleted from the phone . 'They 're going to use their best endeavours to see if anyone has a copy or whether it 's on social media anywhere . ' After he was found Mr Walker was rushed to Blackpool Victoria Hospital where he later died . Mr Walker was a Celtic fan and is believed to have been celebrating the start of 2015 near his Blackpool home . Pictures of Mr Walker , who is from Glasgow , posted on Facebook show him in his Celtic football kit . The Recorder of Preston , Judge Anthony Russell , adjourned the case until April 10 and told the boy the 'first option the court will consider is custody , not withstanding your age . ' Mr Walker was born in the Pollok area of Glasgow and was a dedicated Celtic fan . Describing himself on Facebook as a 'graduate from Glasgow Caledonian University ' he posted a series of photographs of himself in his Celtic shirt and images showing support for Celtic and previous manager Neil Lennon . He also posted a series of photos of his young son . The father was found lying unconscious in Sutton Place , Blackpool , at about 2am on January 1 . Mr Walker had lived in Blackpool for at least 10 years . His sister Harriet posted a photo online of the two of them together with the caption : 'My lovely brother . Ca n't take it in , we never see each other again . ' His nephew Luke said : ' I 'm in bits . We has such a good night as well . Then this happened . '
Paul Walker was celebrating the start of 2015 near his Blackpool home . He was punched once by a 14-year-old , and suffered fatal injuries . Mr Walker died of injuries to his head , face and neck from the single punch . At Preston Crown Court hearing teenager pleaded guilty to manslaughter . Footage of men encouraging teenager to hit Mr Walker filmed on mobile . But police are trying to trace video footage which has since been deleted .