Murder accused threatened to 'smash friend's head in' minutes before attack
On the third day of Lee Burns’ murder trial, it was heard that the accused threatened to "bang” Vincent McDonagh moments before he was attacked
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Joe is a digital reporter who has been working as a journalist for four years. For the first three years of his career, Joe worked at a paper in Cheshire but being from Stockport, he was keen to move to a busier patch in Greater Manchester. In October, he joined The Oldham Times as a digital reporter and covers everything from human interest stories to court reporting. Think you have a story? Email joe.yates@newsquest.co.uk and follow him on X, formerly Twitter, @JMYjourno
On the third day of Lee Burns’ murder trial, it was heard that the accused threatened to "bang” Vincent McDonagh moments before he was attacked
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