Young dad who said 'I can't breathe' seven times while being restrained by Metrolink staff was unlawfully killed, coroner concludes
direct to your inboxA young dad who died after being restrained by Metrolink customer service staff in Manchester city centre was unlawfully killed, a coroner has concluded.Jack Barnes, 29, said 'I can't breathe' seven times as he was pinned down on his front after he had become involved in an altercation with staff.While being restrained outside Australasia restaurant on Deansgate, the dad-of-one suffered a cardiac arrest.He was transferred to hospital, but died seven weeks later having suffered a hypoxic ischaemic brain injury, caused by a lack of blood flow or oxygen.At an inquest at Manchester Royal Exchange, senior coroner Nigel Meadows concluded the four men who took part in the restraint process acted with 'excessive' and