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direct to your inboxDavid Allan had so much to look forward to.But a trip to the shop to buy some food ended with him being beaten to death on the street.That brutal attack cut short a life of promise and ambition.It also left two friends, Aiden Matthews and Joseph Stott, facing a life sentence for murder.The catalyst for these events appeared to be when 23-year-old Mr Allan, who had recently graduated from university, knocked a 12-year-old boy off his bike.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the instructions hereWhile he had been walking to Tesco Express near his home in Wythenshawe, after 5pm on June 4, the boy and two friends had

direct to your inboxThe family of a man beaten to death in the street paid tribute after his killers were jailed for life.Aiden Matthews, 31, and Joseph Stott, 34, were both found guilty of murdering 23-year-old David Allan in Wythenshawe.Matthews attacked Mr Allan with a metal torch, while Stott kicked him as he lay on the ground, before they left him to die.Off duty medics tried to save Mr Allan following the brutal, broad daylight attack before 6pm on June 4, but he died the following day.Mr Allan had been walking to buy food from Tesco when he knocked a boy off his bike, who had been cycling close to him.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by

direct to your inboxTwo friends are facing a life sentence after being found guilty of murdering a man in Wythenshawe.Aiden Matthews, 30, and Joseph Stott, 33, were both unanimously convicted of murdering David Allan.Mr Allan, 23, was beaten to death in the street following a row over a bike, Manchester Crown Court has heard.He was pursued by Matthews, after he had pushed a 12-year-old boy off his bike.The boy's mother told Matthews, who later armed himself with a torch and repeatedly attacked Mr Allan with it.Stott joined in the attack, kicking Mr Allan as he lay on the ground.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the instructions

direct to your inboxLawyers made their closing arguments to the jury as the trial into the killing of David Allan in Wythenshawe reaches its final stages.Mr Allan, 23, died after being attacked in the street following a row over a bike.Aiden Matthews, 30, and Joseph Stott, 33, deny murder.Mr Matthews has admitted manslaughter.Jurors at Manchester Crown Court have heard that earlier on June 4, Mr Allan pushed a boy off his bike.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the instructions hereProsecutors allege Mr Allan, who had been walking to Tesco to buy some food, was killed in a 'revenge' attack.Mr Matthews is said to know the boy's

A uni graduate who pushed a boy off a bike was beaten to death in a broad daylight “revenge attack” by two men, a jury has heard.

direct to your inboxA university graduate was beaten to death in a ‘revenge attack’ by two men after he pushed a boy off a bike, a jury has heard.David Allan, 23, died on June 5 this year on Wythenshawe Road in the Northern Moor area of Manchester.Aiden Matthews, 30, and Joseph Stott, aged 33, are both charged with one offence of murder.Matthews, of Wythenshawe, has already pleaded guilty to manslaughter but denies murder.