another couple from Greater Manchester.Members of the Higgins family have since contacted The Sunday Times to say they never believed Michael was capable of such a violent attack.
They believe he has been wrongly accused for 20 years, according to reports in the newspaper today. A statement, supported by Michael’s brother Daniel and sister Betty said: “We welcome the report as we have always believed that Michael was incapable of committing the acts described in the coroner’s report."Michael was suffering from advanced Parkinson’s and had become very frail.
He also suffered from cancer which affected his sight.“We knew Michael as a kind, gentle and intelligent man who was devoted to his wife Violet.”Coroner Leonard Gorodkin concluded Mrs.
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