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Asda car park death: pensioner charged with manslaughter of Brian Holmes

This article is more than 10 years oldAlan Watts, 65, charged with killing Holmes, who died after incident outside Biggleswade supermarket on 3 August

A man has been charged with manslaughter in connection with the death of a 64-year-old in a row over a disabled parking space, police said.

Alan Watts, 65, of Biggleswade in Bedfordshire will appear before magistrates on Tuesday, charged with killing Brian Holmes, who died after a confrontation in the car park of the town's Asda supermarket on 3 August, Bedfordshire police said.

Holmes, from Sandy in Bedfordshire, died at Addenbrooke's hospital in Cambridge the following day.

A Bedfordshire police spokesman said: "On the direction of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), Bedfordshire police have today charged a man in relation with an incident which took place at the Asda car park in Church Street, Biggleswade, on Saturday 3 August.

"Alan Watts … has been charged with one count of manslaughter."

The spokesman said Watts had been bailed to appear at Bedford magistrates court on Monday morning.

A postmortem examination revealed Holmes died from head injuries.

His family were at his bedside when he died the afternoon after the attack.

In a statement released through Bedfordshire police after his death, his family said: "The family are devastated by the loss of Brian in such shocking circumstances.

"A wife has lost her husband, best friend and carer all in one go.

"Brian was a family man who adored his grandchildren and family, and had only this week been given the all-clear following treatment for cancer.

"Brian and his wife were only just starting to make plans for the future that they only dared to dream of."

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