Jordan Sheard, 20, of Darfield Road, Cudworth, received a three-and-a-half-year sentence at Sheffield Crown Court.

BBC: Man jailed for birthday party death of Steven Simpson

Had the merger gone ahead, South Yorkshire's horses would have moved to Wakefield and the Cudworth base would have been closed down.

BBC: South Yorkshire's mounted police unit to stay

All 14 horses based in Cudworth, near Barnsley, could move to West Yorkshire Police's mounted section based in Wakefield, the BBC has learned.

BBC: Policemen on horses

Born on 28 March 1935 in Cudworth, near Barnsley, Parkinson established himself as a journalist at the Daily Express, where he was a feature writer.

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Police and crime commissioner (PCC) Shaun Wright said the unit would remain at its Cudworth base but the number of staff and horses would be cut.

BBC: South Yorkshire's mounted police unit to stay

Mr Simpson, who had Asperger's Syndrome and learning difficulties, was bullied during the party at his flat in Cudworth due to his disability and sexuality, prosecutors had said.

BBC: Man jailed for birthday party death of Steven Simpson