Man knocked unconscious by punch seconds before he was run over and killed by taxi, trial hears

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For the latest Rochdale news sign up to the MyRochdale newsletter here A man punched another man in the back of the head knocking him unconscious - twenty seconds later he was run over by a taxi, a trial has heard.

Abdelllkader Heni, 27, was out with friends in Rochdale in September last year when he became involved in an argument with Ammar Terbeche, 32, which got ‘animated’, Minshull Street Crown Court heard.

When Mr Terbeche went to turn away, he was punched to the back of the head by Mr Heni with ‘considerable force’ and he fell to the floor, it was said.

Prosecutors say that the blow knocked him unconscious. Shortly after the assault, a Mercedes Vito drove over Mr Terbeche and the injuries he sustained were ‘catastrophic and