A man tried to steal money from the hands of a young father as he lay dying in the street after taking a fatal dose of Spice, an inquest heard.
Tyler Riley, 21, lay unconscious after he collapsed having consumed a toxic combination of Spice and Diazepam.
The dad-of-one from Stockport had been out with friends when he was seen running towards a parked car with a sum of money in his hands.
An inquest into Tyler's death heard that as he approached the car, his body 'shut down' and he collided with the car before banging his head on the pavement.
A female bystander stepped in to provide first aid to Tyler, who was seen shaking and beginning to turn 'grey in colour,' the court heard.
Stockport Coroner's Court heard that as he did, a male who had been sat in the parked car allegedly attempted to take the cash from Tyler's hands.
They were stopped by the woman before driving off, the court heard.
Mr Riley was taken rushed by ambulance to Stepping Hill Hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later.
The court heard that Tyler, who had a two-year-old son named Teddie, had become addicted to Spice around a year before his death.
His partner of five and a half years, Jessica Mansell, described him as the 'best dad' who was 'devoted to his son.'
Speaking to the Manchester Evening News, she said: "It was such a shame, he tried Spice and he just got hooked. We did everything we could to get him off it.
"I was about seven months pregnant and he was out with friends in town and a friend had Spice and he just tried it. Nobody knew anything about Spice back then.
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Jessica said that Tyler tried to get help for his addiction but was unable to access any rehabilitation centres because they were too expensive.
"We went to the doctors but because nobody really knows what it's in Spice there is little that can be done to help," she said.
"It's not like with a Heroin addiction where you can just pick up a prescription of Methadone; when you have not got the right help there is nothing you can do."
The court heard that on January 4 this year, Tyler had gone into Manchester to buy a bike and had returned around 7.30pm that evening.
"We were at home together and he was happy," she told the court.
"In the morning he went out into Manchester to buy a bike and came home about 7.30pm before going back out again.
"He was going to see a friend. He seemed happy."
The support worker had been visiting a client nearby when she saw two males parked in a stationary car that evening, the court heard.
She said: "I was getting out of my car and I saw another car with two men inside. The car started moving towards me and I felt a bit scared as I was on my own.
"The car came to a stop and at the same time I saw a young lad come running down the side of the houses with a big grin on his face.
"All of a sudden something about his body changed.
"He had been running so fast that the momentum kept him going until he collided with the parked car and fell back and hit his head hard."
She told the court that she beckoned over to the two men in the car and asked them to help but they did not move.
"I tried to clear the lad's airway and started doing CPR and I could see his face was going grey," she said.
"I called an ambulance and tried to carry on with CPR while shouting for help. I noticed that he had some cash in his hand - I think it was a few £20 notes.
"This fell out of his hand and one of the men got out the car and tried to pick it up. I stopped him doing this and they got back in the car and drove off.
"The lad was unconscious throughout all of this and I believed he was dying so tried to comfort him."
Consultant Pathologist, Dr David Johnson concluded that although Tyler had a number of small abrasions from the collision with the car, the head injury he sustained had not impacted on his death.
Dr Johnson concluded that Tyler had died as a result of the combined toxicity of Diazepam and synthetic cannabinoids.
Detective Inspector Julia Bowden told the court that investigations conducted by Greater Manchester Police had ruled out any third party involvement or suspicious circumstances surrounding Mr Riley's death.
She said: "Screening of Tyler's mobile phone showed he was having contact with a person we believe was parked in the vehicle.
"That person was traced but refused to speak to police and is now in prison for a relevant offence.
"Text messages did not show that Tyler was under any threat at that time."
Recording a conclusion of drug related death, Coroner for South Manchester, Chris Morris said: "Tyler has been described as a lovely person and it is a deep tragedy he has died at such a young age."
Following the inquest, Jessica Mansell said that losing Tyler had been the 'hardest thing.'
She said: "I was used to having Tyler around all the time and so was Teddy. He was just a lovable rogue - he made you laugh he was so funny.
"I know he took Spice but that didn't define him as a person."
