Man brutally beat another man to death in 'horrifically violent' pub toilet attack
Man brutally beat another man to death in 'horrifically violent' pub toilet attack A man who beat another man to death in a pub toilet has been locked up. Derek Bentham has been jailed for life, and must serve a minimum of 13 years before being considered for parole following the brutal attack in Hindley. The 46-year-old, of Smithwood Avenue, Hindley, was found guilty of murder at an earlier hearing. The court heard how his victim, Lee Christy, was drinking with a close friend at the Bears Paw pub on Market Street, when he went into the toilet.