Man Kills Friend For Poking His Girlfriend On Facebook

                                                             Late Richard Rovetto

A man who killed his pal after finding out he ‘poked’ his
girlfriend on Facebook, has been jailed for four years. Scott Humphrey repeatedly punched Richard Rovetto during a
row in a cab on the way back from a stag do.

Nottingham Crown Court heard that Humphrey, 27, angrily
asked Mr Rovet “If you’re such a good friend why did you poke my
missus?”

Sending someone a virtual ‘poke’ on Facebook is often seen
as a way of flirting with them.

Prosecutor Gareth Gimson told the hearing the argument came
to a head as the taxi stopped in Top Valley, Nottingham.

He said Humphrey struck 29-year-old Mr Rovetto, causing him
to bleed from the nose – then delivered the fatal blow, knocking his friend to
floor and causing him to bang his head on the pavement.

Father-of-one Mr Rovetto, of Arnold, Nottingham, suffered
devastating head injuries and died in hospital hours later. Humphrey fled the
scene but later handed himself in to police.

The court heard the friends had enjoyed a stag do in
Mansfield before falling out. Mr Gimson said: “The taxi driver recalls
Scott Humphrey was accusing Richard Rovetto of contacting his girlfriend in the
past and doing so via Facebook.

“The expression used is a ‘poke’. Scott Humphrey said
to Richard Rovetto, ‘If you’re such a good friend then why did you poke my
missus?’

“Richard Rovetto said he didn’t know it was his
girlfriend. The exchange became more heated.” Humphrey, of Bestwood Park,
Nottingham, admitted manslaughter and was jailed for four years and four
months.