Get the inside track on the big stories from Manchester courts with our weekly newsletter A 'very loved' grandad took a lethal amount of drugs to try and keep up with the 'younger and fitter' men he worked with at the fairground, an inquest has ruled.
Nicholas MacBeath, 44, was working at a funfair in Manchester in July 2019. Months before, he had fallen off his motorbike and injured his back - leaving him in agony. READ MORE: Man died after walking onto M60 in path of lorry, inquest hears An inquest into his death at Manchester Coroners' Court heard how Mr MacBeath had taken a lot of 'amphetamines' to keep up with his younger colleagues.
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