The family of a man who died in police custody said it was a 'key priority' for them that a new inquest into his death begins as soon as possible.
A provisional four-week 'window' for a full inquest hearing was set by a coroner for January next year. That will be more than FIVE years after 48-year-old JCB driver David Molloy's death in September, 2017, after he was arrested in Bolton.
At the time, Greater Manchester Police said officers were called to reports of a disturbance on Elgin Street in Halliwell, Bolton, at 1.40am on Sunday, September 10. READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community Mr Molloy, from Swinton, Salford, and another man in the house were spoken to and Mr Molloy was arrested at the scene on suspicion of a breach of the peace.
But as he was being transported to a police station in a liveried van, GMP said he suffered a 'medical episode'. He was taken to the Royal Bolton Hospital where he died later at around 3am, a force spokesman said.
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