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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.