A TEENAGER who killed a handicapped man after he refused to give him £1 has been caged for five years.

Andrew McDonald headbutted David Taylor in the street in Rawtenstall, causing him to collapse and die moments after the assault.

Today David's parents said no prison sentence could ever bring back their son.

McDonald, 19, pleaded guilty to manslaughter at an earlier hearing after attacking Mr Taylor in the street outside the Crown Pub.

Mr Taylor, 25, of Greendale Avenue, Newchurch, collapsed in Bank Street.

Preston Crown Court heard McDonald had been out drinking on July 17 and had seen the victim playing cards and darts in the pub.

McDonald followed him when he left and demanded £1, which Mr Taylor said he didn't have.

McDonald then headbutted Mr Taylor, who suffered with cerebal palsy and had slight learning difficulties, before a passerby stepped in to help.

Mr Taylor walked off down Bank Street only to collapse a few yards away. He never regained consciousness.

Sending McDonald, of Granby Street, Manchester, to a young offenders' institution for five years, Judge Peter Openshaw said Mr Taylor was a well-loved and respected young man.

He said: "No sentence can restore a life so tragically and needlessly cut short.

"This was the deliberate targeting of a young man who was acutely vulnerable and unable to resist or fight back."

After the hearing Mr Taylor's parents, David and Caroline, said: "No length of prison sentence will ever bring our beloved son back, not a day, not a year, not a lifetime.

"When Andrew McDonald is released our son will not come home. He has taken all he is going to take from our family.

"David was a very special young man in many ways. We found out after his death how appreciated he was by all the people he knew, with tributes coming from all over the world. More than 500 people attended David's Celebration of Life service.

"We would like to thank everyone for their love and support."

Tributes are still on going and a David Taylor Memorial Charity Fund has been formed after fundraising events in his name.

Among them was Rossendale United's match with Manchester United and a Rossendale Pool league knockout tournament.

Two men are also planning to cycle from Austria to Italy next month and The Boars Head has commissioned a commemorative bench and organised a funday, barbecue and knockout bowls contest.