Man cleared of attempting to rob mum and daughter at graveside at knifepoint

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Don't miss a thing by signing up to the MyOldham newsletter here A man has been found not guilty of allegedly trying to rob a mum and daughter as they laid flowers at a grave.

Mark Cavanagh, 30, denied being involved, stating that at the time he had been travelling towards his grandmother's house from his girlfriend's home.

And after a trial, Mr Cavanagh, of Vulcan Street, Oldham, was found not guilty of two counts of attempted robbery and having a bladed article at Minshull Street Crown Court.

The prosecution in the case had said the daughter 'fought a man off as he wielded a knife' whilst she tended to a grave with her mum. READ MORE: Man lost temper and punched wife in the face at Gulliver's World Hotel in front of their children Her