Four men will be charged with unlawful act manslaughter over death of father, 29, who died after he was pinned down on pavement by security guards following row at railway station
- Jack Barnes died in 2016 after he was held down by four security guards
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Four men will be charged with unlawful act manslaughter over the death of a father who died after he was pinned face down on the pavement by security guards.
Jack Barnes, 29, from Longhill, died in 2016 after he was held down by four Customer Service Representatives at Manchester Victoria Station when he was allegedly caught smoking inside the station.
He suffered a cardiac arrest and was taken to hospital but never regained consciousness. He died seven weeks later.
Paul Fogarty, 50, Brian Gartside, 59, Stephen Rowlands, 67, and Matthew Sellers, 29, who were staff members subcontracted by Metrolink at the time, are to be charged with unlawful act manslaughter, the Crown Prosecution Service said.
Rowlands will also be charged with a single offence of perverting the course of justice relating to a witness statement, CPS added.
Barnes died in 2016 after he was held down by four Customer Service Representatives at Manchester Victoria Station when he was allegedly caught smoking inside the station
Four men will be charged with unlawful act manslaughter over the death of Jack Barnes (pictured) after he was pinned down on the pavement by security guards
Barnes was a former bricklayer and a father of one to his daughter.
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An inquest into his death heard that Barnes died of bronchopneumonia caused by suffering a hypoxic brain injury, following a cardiac arrest.
Rosemary Ainslie, head of the CPS Special Crime Division, today said: ‘The CPS has authorised Greater Manchester Police to charge four men following the death of Jack Barnes in 2016.
‘Mr Barnes died on 2 December 2016 following an incident in Manchester city centre on 11 October 2016.
‘Paul Fogarty, 50, Brian Gartside, 59, Stephen Rowlands, 67, and Matthew Sellers, 29, who were staff members subcontracted by Metrolink at the time, are to be charged with unlawful act manslaughter.
Jack Barnes, 29, from Longhill, died in 2016 after he was held down by four Customer Service Representatives at Manchester Victoria Station
He suffered a cardiac arrest and was taken to hospital but never regained consciousness. He died seven weeks later (Pictured: Manchester Victoria Station)
‘Mr Rowlands will also be charged with a single offence of perverting the course of justice relating to a witness statement.
‘The Crown Prosecution Service reminds all concerned that criminal proceedings against these defendants are active and that they have the right to a fair trial.
‘It is extremely important there should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice these proceedings.’
