As Shane Maloney lay in his hospital bed, tears began rolling down his face. His devastated family visited him week after week as he lay lifeless, a severe brain injury reducing him to a shell of his former self.
A man just aged 28 when he died, who enjoyed spending time with his family including his young niece and nephew. A life wasted and cut tragically short, after he was attacked by a drink and drug-fuelled thug.
Mr Maloney was left unable to walk or speak, effectively paralysed after being hit over the head with a champagne bottle by Dean Hughes.
The pair had never met prior to the brutal attack, but a row over a mobile phone descended into a fight. READ MORE: Murderer hit man over the head with champagne bottle then tried to blame it on his own girlfriend Mr Maloney became angry with Hughes after he refused to give back a mobile phone which had been lent to him by his girlfriend, and was initially the aggressor, Manchester Crown Court heard.
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