Family pay tribute to man who died after assault outside Leicestershire pub

David Darke sustained fatal injuries in incident outside the Crown Inn in Appleby Magna, police say

The relatives of a 66-year-old man who died days after being punched outside a village pub have paid tribute to the “devoted family man”.

David Darke, who died in hospital on Saturday, was injured outside the Crown Inn in Appleby Magna, Leicestershire, on 21 December.