David Molloy

David Molloy died following a medical episode whilst in police custody after he was arrested following reports of a fight at a man's house on Sunday 10 September 2017. The exact cause of his death was unclear.

It was said that David Molloy had earlier been drinking with friends and taking cocaine at a property in Elgin Street, Halliwell and had later started smashing up the friend's house resulting in a fight and his friend trying to restrain him. Following the fight the police were called and David Molloy was arrested and put in the back of a police van and whilst they were on the way to the police station he had a medical episode as it travelled along St Peter's Way.