By Rob Cooper PUBLISHED: 08:25 EST, 25 July 2013 | UPDATED: 08:25 EST, 25 July 2013 A teenage thug who killed a 'heroic' off-duty police officer with a single punch in an unprovoked attack was today jailed for just three-and-half years. Dale Dixon, 19, attacked Chris Findley, 33, as he was walking home from a night out with friends in Wolverhampton, West Midlands. The officer, who worked for West Midlands Police, was rushed to hospital after banging his head on the pavement as he fell but he died ten days later. Victim: PC Chris Findlay, 33, was walking home from a night out with friends when he was attacked by Dale Dixon. He died 10 days later in hospital
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Dale Dixon, 19, ran after Chris Findlay, 33, and punched him in city centre
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The off-duty police officer was unconscious before he hit the floor
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He died in hospital 10 days later after suffering swelling to his brain
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Friends of officer hit out and say killer will be 'walking the streets of Wolverhampton again' before reaching the age of the man he killed
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Dixon, who fled the scene in a taxi, admitted manslaughter
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