Two men deny murdering taxi driver during incident in Rochdale
manchestereveningnews.co.ukTwo men have denied murdering a taxi driver following an incident in Rochdale. Connor McPartland, 20, and Martin Treacy, 18, are accused of killing 39-year-old Ali Asghar.
Mr Asghar died in hospital two weeks after the alleged incident on Queensway in the town, in the early hours of October 30. READ MORE : Glamorous businesswoman who helped her drug dealer boyfriend commit crime and lied to police narrowly avoids jail Both men pleaded not guilty to murder and an alternative count of manslaughter during a hearing at Manchester Crown Court.
Mr McPartland also denied two offences of threatening another person with an offensive weapon, the alleged weapon being a multi tool.
The defendants are due to go on trial in May. We have a dedicated Facebook group covering court cases across Greater Manchester.
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