Blackpool murder charge as victim dies after collapsing in McDonald's

A man has been charged with murder following the death of Daniel Allsop in Blackpool.
By Matthew Calderbank
Published 9th Oct 2023, 09:14 GMT
Updated 9th Oct 2023, 10:29 GMT
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Daniel, 38, was assaulted on Bethesda Road at around 4.30pm on Monday (October 2).

He collapsed a short time later in McDonalds in Bank Hey Road and was taken to hospital, but sadly died from his injuries on Wednesday evening.

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A Home Office postmortem examination has taken place and has established that the cause of Daniel’s death was blunt force trauma.

Daniel Allsop, 38, collapsed in McDonalds on Bank Hey Road, Blackpool on Monday (October 2) and was taken to hospital. He sadly died as a result of his injuries on Wednesday evening (October 4)Daniel Allsop, 38, collapsed in McDonalds on Bank Hey Road, Blackpool on Monday (October 2) and was taken to hospital. He sadly died as a result of his injuries on Wednesday evening (October 4)
Daniel Allsop, 38, collapsed in McDonalds on Bank Hey Road, Blackpool on Monday (October 2) and was taken to hospital. He sadly died as a result of his injuries on Wednesday evening (October 4)

Lancashire Police launched an investigation and a 29-year-old man of no fixed address was arrested on suspicion of murder on Friday.

Last night, following consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service, Mali Wright, 29, was charged with Daniel’s murder.

He has been remanded into custody to appear at Blackpool Magistrates Court this morning.