THE family of an Albanian man who died after being punched in the head have deplored the fact his killer pleaded not guilty to murder.
Urim Rama, 26, an Albanian national who moved to England 15 years ago, was on a night out with friends in Chelmsford when he tried to stop a fight in Duke Street on August 19 at around 3am.
Annoyed at Mr Rama's peace-making efforts, Jamie Waters, 29, of Canvey Island, approached Mr Rama and punched him in the head.
As a result of that one blow, Mr Rama was knocked unconscious and fell to the floor and hit his head on the pavement, which caused a severe trauma to the brain that killed him.
At Chelmsford Crown Court on Wednesday, Waters pleaded not guilty to murder but did plead guilty to manslaughter.
Mr Rama's mother, Bukurije Rama, 57, flew in from Albania for Waters' hearing and was shocked that he had the murder charge against him dropped because of his guilty plea to manslaughter.
"We still can't believe it. It is not a good result for us because he didn't plead guilty in the right way.
"What happened wasn't Urim's fault – he was helping others. He was a brother to everyone."
Waters will be sentenced in November.
