Family of Jack Barnes prepared to bring private prosecution against excessive security guards
The 29-year-old dad, from Hull, died after being restrained in a Manchester train station
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The family of a Hull dad who was unlawfully killed will pursue a private prosecution after the CPS refused to bring manslaughter charges against four men who pinned him down on a train station floor.
CPS considering criminal charges over Jack Barnes tragic train station death
A coroner ruled Jack Barnes was unlawfully killed after he was held face down on the floor saying I can t breathe
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The four men who were involved in the death of a Hull dad who pleaded for his life as he was held face down on a train station floor will not face manslaughter charges, the CPS have said.
Mr Barnes suffered a cardiac arrest and hypoxic brain injury and died seven weeks later on December 2, 2016.
The incident can be seen in shocking video footage above.
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By Michael Buchanan
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A man who died after being restrained in the street by public transport workers was unlawfully killed, a coroner has ruled.
Manchester Coroner s Court was told Jack Barnes shouted I can t breathe repeatedly as he was held by Metrolink staff in Manchester in October 2016.
The 29-year-old from Hull had a cardiac arrest and died seven weeks later.
Concluding his death was unlawful, Coroner Nigel Meadows said the workers actions amounted to manslaughter.
Transport for Greater Manchester s Chief Executive Eamonn Boylan said: First and foremost I would like to extend my deepest sympathies to the family of Jack Barnes.