Jurors have been unable to reach a verdict in the trial of a man who allegedly knocked out a rival during a 3am row - moments before he was run over by a taxi and killed.
Abdelllkader Heni, 28, was said to have punched Ammar Terbeche, 32, with a single blow to the back of the head after the pair were involved in an 'animated' argument on Packer Street outside Yates bar in Rochdale town centre, a court previously heard.
But 30 seconds after the punch Mr Terbeche was run over by a taxi van, a court heard. He died of 'catastrophic' injuries at the scene. READ MORE: Body cam footage captures moment cops surround man who held woman at knife-point before stealing her car Mr Heni, of no fixed abode, was later caught 'hiding' in the
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