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Inquest into death of Robert Hart after Parklife attack death

An inquest has heard a man who died after being attacked at the Parklife festival was talking and able to stand before he was taken to hospital.

Robert Hart suffered fatal head injuries after being attacked in front of his girlfriend, Gemma Parry, in June last year.

His attacker has never been traced.

The inquest will take place before Manchester Coroner Nigel Meadows at the city's Town Hall.

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Parklife inquest hears multiple calls for surgical help went unanswered

Robert Hart Credit: ITV Granada

An inquest into the death of Robert Hart has heard it's not uncommon for staff to make multiple calls to doctors on call & wait for 30 mins or more for a response.

Staff at North Manchester General were monitoring Robert, who'd been punched unconscious at the Parklife Festival. The following morning he was given a CT scan which revealed he had a large bleed on the brain.

Doctors described it as a 'big clot in a bad place' which needed urgent attention.

But despite 'repeated calls' from doctors at North Manchester General, they weren't able to contact neurosurgeons at Salford Royal Infirmary over several hours.

Salford Royal has admitted Robert Hart may have survived if he'd been transferred to them sooner.

The Inquest's expected to hear from Salford's neurosurgical team tomorrow on the delay in admitting Robert and why his scan was misinterpreted.

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