Paul Warren, 25, of Victoria Road, Old Town, appeared in Bristol Crown Court. (20/7)

On January 27, 2022, Warren violently attacked 54-year-old Martin as he was walking home in the Beechcroft Road area.

Martin was left in the street with severe injuries. It was several hours later that an off-duty paramedic spotted Martin on his way to work and took him in his own vehicle to hospital. Sadly, Martin never recovered and died 11 days later.

Warren was initially charged with robbery which he pleaded guilty to at an earlier hearing. Earlier this month, he appeared in court again charged with murder and entered another guilty plea.

On Thursday, 20th July, the judge handed him a life sentence with a minimum term of 20 years.

He was also sentenced to a minimum term of four years for robbery, which will run concurrently.