"You never imagine getting the phone call we did... he didn't deserve to lose his life"

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

The family of a much-loved man with a 'cheeky smile' who died after allegedly being stabbed in Bolton have since set up a fundraiser in his memory.

Michael McCann, 35, known as 'Micky' to his loved ones, died following reports to police of a stabbing in The Haulgh area, just outside Bolton town centre, on the evening of June 7.

Emergency services were called to Back Bradford Street at around 7.15pm, where Michael was taken to hospital. He died from his injuries two days later, on June 9. READ MORE Teenage boys on motorbike left seriously injured in crash as driver is arrested Fondly described by his loved ones as 'touching so many lives' and having a smile that 'showed what true happiness looked like', a fundraiser has since been set up to help support Michael's family lay him to rest.

The post read: "As many of you are aware we sadly lost our brother/Uncle Micky 35 years old on Sunday 9th June. As you can imagine this has come as a total shock for us all. "You never imagine getting the phone call we did.