A loving dad died 10 years after a vicious assault - his attackers have never been brought to justice
A popular and much-loved dad and granddad who died 10 years after being attacked and left unconscious in the street was unlawfully killed, a coroner has ruled.
He died in hospital in January last year aged 41 after being taken unwell. He was found to have developed pneumonia which was recorded as the immediate cause of his death. However, a pathologist ruled the "underlying cause" was the injuries he sustained in the assault. Giving evidence at the inquest at Rochdale Coroner's Court on Tuesday, Ashley's mum Jackie Wexler paid tribute to him saying: "He was funny. We used to have some laughs. He was like my mate more than anything."
Detective Inspector Patrick Connell, from Greater Manchester Police who took over the investigation following Ashley's death, gave an extremely detailed breakdown of enquiries made both immediately after the attack and following his tragic death. A short time after being attacked Ashley was discovered on the floor by a man walking his dog who called paramedics, who in turn alerted the police. He was rushed to hospital and given the nature of his injuries a pathologist was called to assess his state as it was feared he may not survive.
She said she had heard them commenting about it in newsagents with one alleged to have said: "Did you see the way I stamped on his head?". Another is said to have replied: "Well we didn't kill him." When he was arrested a tracksuit top seeming to match the appearance of one worn by one of the attackers in the CCTV was found and was wet suggesting it may have been washed. Nothing was found when it was forensically analysed.
Giving evidence Det Spt Christopher Bridges said changes had now been made to national and force policies meaning it wouldn't happen again. Senior Coroner for Manchester North Joanne Kearsley said: "Having heard all the evidence on the balance of probabilities, Ash, in my view, was the victim of a violent and unprovoked attack on on December 25, 2011. You have heard from GMP what the CCTV shows, that he was potentially the victim of a robbery.
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