Two men jailed after man murdered in Hull

They were sentenced at Hull Crown Court.

Author: Tom FeahenyPublished 11th Dec 2024
Last updated 11th Dec 2024

Two men have been jailed for combined total of 30-years and six-months after a man was murdered in Hull.

Jonathan Hutty was found with serious injuries on Saturday February 24th in the early hours, in Padstow House, in Hull, he never regained consciousness.

54 year old Ian Smalley, of Hutt Street and 51 year old Gavin Leaning, were both charged with the murder.

Both had initially pleaded not guilty but two days into the trial, Smalley pleaded guilty to the offence of murder, the jury found Leaning guilty of manslaughter.

Smalley was sentenced to 17-years and six-months for murder and Leaning was sentenced to 13-years for manslaughter.

The post-mortem examination concluded the cause of death was a severe head injury, likely as a result of an assault.

Senior Investigating Officer (SIO) Detective Chief Inspector Ben Robinson, leading the investigation into Jonathan’s murder, said: “Since we received the report, our enquiries swiftly commenced to establish the circumstances leading to Jonathan’s fatal attack. This included extensively reviewing hours of CCTV footage in and around the area, conducting house-to-house enquiries, carrying out extensive analysis of phone data and various forensic examinations undertaken.

“From CCTV footage, on Saturday 24 February, Leaning and Smalley were seen inside Padstow House. Around 15 minutes later, both men were seen entering the lift and travelling to Jonathan’s flat.

“Both men later left the flat, making no attempt to help Jonathan and leaving him for dead, before a friend later found him on the floor with a serious head injury and alerted emergency services.

“Whilst Jonathan was receiving treatment in hospital, officers attended the property and conducted extensive enquiries where it was established that Jonathan had been kicked, stamped and punched during the time Leaning and Smalley had been in his flat and both were subsequently arrested on suspicion of murder.”