'One punch from a stranger led to years of suffering for my brother'

'One punch from a stranger led to years of suffering for my brother'The sister of a man who died seven years after a single punch attack, while walking home from a night out, said she did not feel like 'justice has been fully served'CommentsNewsElizabeta Ranxburgaj16:44, 12 Apr 2026Updated 16:59, 12 Apr 2026View 2 ImagesJordan Docherty was jailed after he attacked Simon Hackett in 2015(Image: West Yorkshire Police)The sister of a man who was left brain dead after a single-punch attack revealed the horror he suffered with before he tragically died.‌Simon Hackett had been at a working men's club when former football hooligan Jordan Docherty punched him to the ground, as he walked home from a party. Simon was attacked in 2015 but was left unable to talk or walk for seven years after the horrific attack, before he sadly died in 2022.‌The victim's sister Alicia Manners, 39, said her whole family has been left devastated and said she did not feel like "justice has been fully served" after his attacker was left off after less than three years behind bars.‌View 2 ImagesJordan Docherty was jailed after he attacked Simon Hackett in 2015(Image: West Yorkshire Police)Simon, then 35, had been attacked by then-20-year-old Docherty, following a party at the Buttershaw Lan Working Men's Club in Bradford, in September 2015.‌A judge told a court, in 2022, that Docherty was at the party with his cousin and "issues arose between the cousin and Simon and the defendant approached him". The judge added that there was an "altercation" and Simon's friend suggested they leave the party, but the pair were followed on their way home shortly after midnight.Docherty punched Simon to the ground and he was rushed to Leeds General Infirmary, where he stayed for a year. Doctors confirmed the man suffered a "severe traumatic brain injury" and suffered "medical complications". After spending a week in a medically...