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A man died after 'unlawful force' was used on him by another man, a jury at his inquest has ruled.
David Molloy - pictured for the first time today after a photograph was released by his family - died at the Royal Bolton Hospital in the early hours of September 10, 2017.
Mr Molloy, a bouncer and plant hire operative from Swinton, Salford, was arrested after police were called to the property on Elgin Street in Halliwell, Bolton, the night before.
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While at the property, Mr Molloy's family's legal team said he consumed cocaine, nitrous oxide-filled balloons and a small amount of alcohol. He then began to 'behave in a strange manner', including rummaging through drawers and ripping up paper.
In a statement released after the conclusion of the inquest, his family's solicitor said he was asked to leave the property, but a physical altercation with another man occurred when he refused to do so. Mr Molloy, who was 48, went on to be placed in a series 'chokeholds', rendering him unconscious, said the solicitor.
Officers arrived and found him on the kitchen floor ripping up a birthday card. He was handcuffed then escorted outside and put into the back of a police van.
Giving evidence, the officers said they decided to take him to hospital, but he suffered a heart attack as they did. They performed CPR on him and paramedics were called, but he was pronounced dead later at hospital.
During the inquest, a forensic pathologist said Mr Molloy had severe coronary atheroma, which narrows the arteries of the heart, restricting the flow of blood to the heart muscle. He also said a high concentration of cocaine found in his blood increased the
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