“The prosecution say that Stanley Smith was particularly vulnerable for a number of reasons,” said the prosecutor. Medical evidence also showed how, several years before the killing, Brian Smith had told a medical professional that he experienced "uncontrollable rages." Stanley Smith was a Merchant Navy veteran. 'Father and son got on very well'Mr Johnson said: “The overwhelming evidence is that there was an argument between the defendant and his father. Or knowing he was dead you began to lay a false narrative, blaming the violence on him."