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DCI Banks star Stephen Tompkinson punched a man to the ground and left him with traumatic brain injuries after confronting him for drunkenly making noise outside his home.

The 57-year-old, best known for starring in ITV drama Wild At Heart and playing the title role in TV crime drama DCI Banks, is accused of attacking Karl Poole on May 30 2021 outside his home in Whitley Bay. He denies a charge of grievous bodily harm.

Karl Poole said his injuries from DCI Banks star Stephen Tompkinson meant he could remember nothing of the attack and the entire day leading up to it had been wiped from his memory.

TV star Stephen Tompkinson, of Whitley Bay, denies assaulting Karl Poole and is being tried by a jury at Newcastle Crown Court

Stephen Tompkinson, best known for TV shows including Ballykissangel and DCI Banks, denies a charge of inflicting grievous bodily harm. He is on trial at Newcastle Crown Court, where jurors have heard the actor punched a man who was making noise outside his home in North Tyneside.

The DCI Banks star is on trial at Newcastle Crown Court accused of inflicting grievous bodily harm in May 2021.

DCI Banks star Stephen Tompkinson has been accused of inflicting grievous bodily harm on a drunken man outside his house.

Actor accused of grievous bodily harm after alleged confrontation with Karl Poole in Whitley Bay in 2021

The man alleged to have been attacked by Stephen Tompkinson in a noise row outside the actor’s home told a court he has no recollection of the…

The DCI Banks star is on trial accused of inflicting grievous bodily harm on a man he confronted for drunkenly making noise