The Saturday night out that ended in tragedy
manchestereveningnews.co.ukAs 3am approached, Goose Green was still bouncing. As friends and families chatted in the popular Altrincham courtyard - packed every weekend - there were few signs of the tragedy about to unfold.
It would become the scene of a terrifying double stabbing. It would be where a talented boxer - the much-loved cousin of Tyson Fury - would lose his life.
Rico Burton, 31, enjoyed a night out with family and friends in the Trafford suburb. According to reports at the time, he watched the Anthony Joshua v Oleksandr Usyk fight, enjoying summer drinks.
He was later stabbed in the neck by a lone stranger out looking for trouble. That young man - Liam O'Pray - went out armed with a lock-knife. Join our FREE Manchester Crime and Court WhatsApp group by clicking here The 22-year-old had already kicked off with bouncers and threatened to blow a pub up after being chucked out.
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