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| Parklife Festival: Robert Hart dies after assault | Parklife Festival: Robert Hart dies after assault |
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| A man has died following a "brutal assault" at a festival in Manchester after his girlfriend was hit with an inflatable doll, police said. | A man has died following a "brutal assault" at a festival in Manchester after his girlfriend was hit with an inflatable doll, police said. |
| Robert Hart, 26, was knocked unconscious in front of the main stage at the Parklife Weekender Festival on Saturday. | Robert Hart, 26, was knocked unconscious in front of the main stage at the Parklife Weekender Festival on Saturday. |
| Police have issued an e-fit of a man they want to speak to. | Police have issued an e-fit of a man they want to speak to. |
| The attacker is described as a man in his late 20s, 6ft (1.8m) tall, with short, curly, black hair. | The attacker is described as a man in his late 20s, 6ft (1.8m) tall, with short, curly, black hair. |
| Greater Manchester Police described him as mixed-race with a muscular build, wearing shorts and a blue, bomber-style jacket with the letter A in white on the front. | Greater Manchester Police described him as mixed-race with a muscular build, wearing shorts and a blue, bomber-style jacket with the letter A in white on the front. |
| Det Insp Richard Eales said: "We believe a confrontation took place following an inflatable doll hitting Robert's girlfriend and I am specifically appealing for witnesses who recall seeing the inflatable doll and the attack on Robert immediately thereafter." | Det Insp Richard Eales said: "We believe a confrontation took place following an inflatable doll hitting Robert's girlfriend and I am specifically appealing for witnesses who recall seeing the inflatable doll and the attack on Robert immediately thereafter." |
| About 60,000 people attended the two-day festival in Heaton Park. | About 60,000 people attended the two-day festival in Heaton Park. |