Tributes to former Royal Navy officer killed by burglars who ran him over with his own car

Mike Samwell died after confronting thieves at his home in Chorlton, Manchester, in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Tributes are being paid to a former Royal Navy officer who was killed by burglars who ran him over with his own car.

Mike Samwell, 35, died after going to confront intruders who broke into his home as he slept upstairs with his wife Jessica at 3am on Sunday.

Mike Samwell was found badly injured in a parking area at the rear of the house in the Chorlton area of Manchester and died little more than an hour later in hospital. A man has been arrested.