For the latest Rochdale news sign up to the MyRochdale newsletter here A jury has retired to consider its verdict in the trial of a man accused of manslaughter following the death of a man in Rochdale town centre.
Ammar Terbeche, 32, died after a single blow rendered him unconscious in the street where he was then struck by a passing taxi, a court heard.
Abdelllkader Heni, 27, was out with friends in Rochdale in September last year when he became involved in an argument with Ammar Terbeche, 32, which got ‘animated’, a jury at Minshull Street Crown Court heard.
The court heard how Mr Terbeche , 32, went to turn away, but was punched to the back of the head by Mr Heni, 28, with ‘considerable force’ which resulted in him falling to the floor,
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