Prison officer claims he 'blacked out' with friend in chokehold at tragic 40th birthday party, inquest hears
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukA former prison officer who was cleared of murder 'blacked out or passed out' while restraining a friend in a 'guillotine' hold during a party at a Salford flat, an inquest has been told.
David Toulson had been out to celebrate his 40th birthday at a drag brunch in Manchester's Gay Village with James Johnson and two women on June 25, 2022.
He died during an incident at his apartment in Adelphi Wharf that evening. Mr Johnson was found not guilty of charges of murder and manslaughter relating to David's death in a trial at Manchester Crown Court in July 2023..
At the trial, he claimed that he had been afraid that he had been 'drugged' and was afraid that David had been trying to 'rape' him.
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