There in body but not in spirit, they watched him lie lifeless for 15 torturous months
manchestereveningnews.co.ukAs Shane Maloney lay in his hospital bed, tears began rolling down his face. His devastated family visited him week after week as he lay lifeless, a severe brain injury reducing him to a shell of his former self.
A man just aged 28 when he died, who enjoyed spending time with his family including his young niece and nephew. A life wasted and cut tragically short, after he was attacked by a drink and drug-fuelled thug.
Mr Maloney was left unable to walk or speak, effectively paralysed after being hit over the head with a champagne bottle by Dean Hughes.
The pair had never met prior to the brutal attack, but a row over a mobile phone descended into a fight. READ MORE: Murderer hit man over the head with champagne bottle then tried to blame it on his own girlfriend Mr Maloney became angry with Hughes after he refused to give back a mobile phone which had been lent to him by his girlfriend, and was initially the aggressor, Manchester Crown Court heard.
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