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A builder who was wearing a balaclava and makeshift gumshield when he was found in a dark alleyway in Salford died from a stab wound to the chest, a coroner has concluded.

Tyron Riley's body was slumped against the wall of a poorly lit alleyway near Clarendon Park in Salford on December 27, 2022.

An inquest into his death was held at Bolton Coroners Court this week, finishing on Wednesday (November 19).

On the final day of the inquest, coroner Michael Pemberton told the court how 31-year-old Tyron was found "collapsed and unresponsive in Clarendon Park, Salford, with a stab wound to the left side of his chest."

He told the court that Tyron was found on evening of Boxing Day by a member of the public, but was confirmed deceased by paramedics on Dec 27.

The court hear

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