Some 161 days ago, a member of Manchester’s planning committee urged his fellow councillors to ‘rip the plaster off’ and to stop ‘dancing around the dog s***’.
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The sister of an 'amazing and beautiful' dad-to-be who died after his body was pulled from a brook in Cheadle has spoken of her heartache and paid tribute to her brother.
Junaid Athar was just 26 years old when he was tragically found in water off Wilmslow Road in Cheadle, Stockport, on May 26. Emergency services raced to reports of a 'person in need of rescue' beside Brookfields Park. He was pronounced dead a short time later.
Personal trainer Junaid was expecting a child with his wife who he had married just weeks earlier when tragedy struck, his sister Natasha said.
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Paying tribute to Junaid, whose inquest opened at Stockport Coroner's Court on Wednesday (June 19), his sister Natasha said he 'dreamed of being an inspiration to others' and trained people 'to never give up'.
The 26-year-old, known as 'Junny' to his loved ones, had always dreamt of opening his own gym and competing in MMA fights around the world. He had married his wife in March - just over two months before his death and the couple were expecting their first child.
"He was an amazing, beautiful young lad who dreamed to become nothing but an inspiration and role model for others," Natasha told the Manchester Evening News.
"He always gave himself to others, wholeheartedly, and never held a grudge. He grew up being a jack the lad, always training and wanting to teach people how to never give up, overcome mental health and being positive, which he put into his training.
"He married on March 19 and they spent two months together. He had been excited to be a dad and did everything he could to be there for his mum and dad, who he loved
Some 161 days ago, a member of Manchester’s planning committee urged his fellow councillors to ‘rip the plaster off’ and to stop ‘dancing around the dog s***’.
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