A MAN has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of a man who was found seriously injured in Basingstoke in 2019 and later died.

As previously reported, Frazer Brabant was assaulted and found with serious head injuries in the back garden of a house in Gershwin Road on October 31, 2019.

The 31-year-old father of two was taken to hospital and died there, due to the severity of his injuries, on January 21, 2020.

On Wednesday, April 19, a trial of five men accused of offences involving his death started at Winchester Crown Court. 

The five men were charged in October last year with the following offences: 

Scott Neale, 35, from Spindle Close, Oakridge, with murder, conspiracy to commit GBH with intent and violent disorder.

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Lee Wood, 32, from Griston, Thetford, Norfolk - murder, conspiracy to commit GBH with intent and violent disorder.

Forhad Miah, 32, from Chestnuts Close, Oakley - murder, conspiracy to commit GBH with intent and violent disorder

James O’Connor, 24, from Fairfield, Whitchurch - murder.

Ricky Lewis, 40, from Candover Court, Basingstoke - conspiracy to commit GBH with intent and violent disorder.

During the hearing, a further charge of manslaughter was put to Neale, Wood, Miah and O'Connor, all pleaded not guilty except Neale. 

The jury has been selected and the trial will be opened by prosecutor Michael Burrows KC on Thursday, April 20.