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A suspect wanted in connection with the murder of a Manchester man in Ukraine has been named. Daniel Burke had gone to suport the resistance against Russia when he was fatally shot from behind, an inquest hearing was told. But Daniel did not die in a theatre of war.
Daniel disappeared on August 11 last year before his body was found in a drain near a shooting range on the outskirts of Zaporizhzhya. His remains were not found until September 16, seven weeks after his death, and confirmation that it was Daniel, established through DNA, was not made until December. GMP has confirmed his death is being treated as homicide by the Ukrainian authorities.
The 36-year-old former British paratrooper, from Wythenshawe, had suffered more than one gunshot wound to the head and upper neck, and a man has made a confession to his killing, saying it was an accident, an opening to his inquest was told.
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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.
Mr Golombeck said at the hearing: "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."
Evidence provided by the Ukrainian authorities suggested that was Daniel's last sighting. Mr Golombeck said it is
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