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The star of DCI Banks left a man with "traumatic brain injuries" after punching him for drunken behaviour while in his pyjamas and dressing gown, a court has heard.
When police arrived they found actor Stephen Tompkinson in a long silk dressing gown and slippers, while the drunk stranger was just in his underpants and snowman socks.
The 57-year-old DCI Banks star is on trial at Newcastle Crown Court accused of inflicting grievous bodily harm on Karl Poole.
Stephen Tompkinson previously pleaded not guilty to inflicting GBH on Karl Poole in Whitley Bay
The 57-year-old denies that he 'unlawfully and maliciously inflicted grievous bodily harm' on a man named Karl Poole on May 30 2021 in a fight outside his home.