Bury St Edmunds – man guilty of manslaughter

Bury St Edmunds – man guilty of manslaughter

A 55-year-old man has been convicted of manslaughter after a man he assaulted in Bury St Edmunds later died in hospital.

Andrew Allen, of Severn Road, Bury St Edmunds, appeared at Peterborough Crown Court today, Wednesday 28 October, where he was found guilty of the offence by a jury.

The offence took place in the St Olaves shopping precinct on 26 July 2025.

Allen had originally been charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm but the victim, Scott Lisney, aged 56 and also of Bury St Edmunds, sadly died from his injuries at West Suffolk Hospital.

Allen remains on bail and will be sentenced on Friday 30 October 2026