Man jailed for fatal punch outside Sands Hotel in Carrum Downs A memorial in Carrum Downs, for Beau Lawson. Picture: Norm Oorloff Source: HWT Image Library Beau Lawson was fatally king hit. A MAN who fatally punched a father of two who was trying to calm him down has been jailed for more than six years in what a judge has labelled a senseless crime without motive. Scott Alan Parker, 26, was released from jail only weeks before he killed 31-year-old Beau Lawson outside the Sands Hotel in Carrum Downs last November. Parker had been serving time for assault offences and was still serving a suspended sentence for an assault-related offence at the time of the attack. Supreme Court Justice Betty King said Mr Lawson was acting as a "peacemaker," trying to calm Parker, who was acting aggressively towards his ex-girlfriend. Justice King said one Parker's friends reminded him he had just gotten out of jail and encouraged him to leave, moments before he punched a hole in a car window and then hit Mr Lawson. Mr Lawson fell and struck his head and died in hospital from a traumatic brain injury. This is a terrible crime. It is pointless, motiveless and a result of anger and rage, Justice King said. You had no hatred for Beau Lawson, you had no reason to want to him dead. Beau Lawson was a father, a co-parent, a son, a brother, a cousin and a friend to many. Justice King told Parker her had destroyed the lives of all those who loved Mr Lawson - including his sons, aged seven and four - and would have to live with that for the rest of his life. She said she did not accept Parker's claims the he struck Mr Lawson to protect himself, but did find that he was remorseful. Justice King said his "appalling upbringing" and dysfunctional family life contributed to the person he became, but did not cause the tragic incident. "At some stage all of us are responsible for who we are and our own actions," Justice King said. She said this incident and Parker's numerous prior offences for assault and criminal damage illustrated his inability to control his anger. Justice King said young people continued to disregard the life-threatening consequences of "just one punch." This is not television, this is not a video game, this is real life. We have fragile bodies that break, and fragile heads that break with even more dire consequences," she said. There is nothing but sad eyes in this court. Parker pleaded guilty in May to manslaughter. He was sentenced to eight years and six months' imprisonment for charges including manslaughter and criminal damage. He will serve a minimum of six years and three months. Outside court Mr Lawson's mother, Michele Lawson, said Justice King had acted with compassion, but the sentence was not sufficient. "It will never be enough," Ms Lawson said. The legal system has got to change. He got eight years. It's never going to bring our boy back. Ms Lawson said she hoped other young men would learn a lesson from this tragedy. Our lives will never be the same, ever... we will grieve until the day we die.