An inquest has been opened into the death of a ‘devoted’ Salford dad who died after being struck by a train.
Mathew James McManus died following the tragedy on a trainline between Humphrey Park and Trafford Park on November 9 year.
Emergency services rushed to the scene in Stretford at around 8pm but sadly Mr McManus was pronounced dead at the scene.
An inquest into his death was opened at Stockport Coroners’ Court today on Thursday (April 22).
Chris Morris, area coroner for Manchester South, confirmed he had received a pathologist report and a report from Mathew’s GP practice.
Mr Morris requested further evidence from the probation service, a mental health trust and GMP.
The inquest was adjourned until May 28.
Paying tribute to her brother before the inquest started, Tracey McManus, 47, told the Manchester Evening News last year : "First and foremost was a loving and devoted dad. His kids were his everything.
"But he was also a loving son, brother and uncle. He loved all his nieces and nephews.
"He was a proper Jack the lad. He wasn't an angel. He could have his moments.
"He loved collecting things, rubbish and bric-a-brac. He thought he could make anything from anything, but the thing was he never finished the job.
"He also loved motorbikes and was always out riding them and he liked gardening as well.
"But mostly he just liked spending time with his kids."
Mathew had previously worked as a van-loader, painter and decorator, factory worker, roofer and gardener but was unemployed at the time of his death, his family said.
Mathew leaves behind his mother Doreen McManus, 64, brothers Dean, 45 and Joseph, 40, sister Sonia Dawson, 42 and Jenna Heyes, 30, his partner and the mother of his children.
