An inquest has opened into Daniel Burke's death in Ukraine
A man who left Manchester to support the Ukrainian resistance against Russia was probably fatally shot from behind, an inquest hearing was told. But Daniel Burke did not die in a theatre of war.
The hearing before Area Coroner for Manchester, Zak Golombeck, was told information surrounding Daniel's death was relatively limited in respect of the circumstances. The Coroner said he had directed Greater Manchester Police to seek additonal information from the Ukrainian authorities. "From the information that was brought to the attention of GMP, Daniel was declared missing in August 2023. It was known that he had travelled with a comrade, another individual who at the time of the events was assisting and fighting with the Ukrainian authorities. They were travelling together to a local training area."
Daniel's body was in a poor state and heavily decomposed and partially fragmented. But through anthropological testing and DNA testing, it was confirmed the body that was repatriated was that of Daniel. Following the findings of the pathologist it confirmed that Daniel appears to have been shot more than once in the head and neck area and had extensive damage to the head and neck area and damage to his upper vertebrae and upper ribs.
"It is clear in his confession, which I have also read, in his confession he specifically describes how he shot Daniel - two distinct versions." But he said the angle from which Daniel was shot suggested "there was two movements" and asked the Coroner if he could look into this.
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