Wolves fan pushed outside pub died in 'very rare' circumstances
A 50-year-old Wolves fan died in "very rare" circumstances after he was pushed outside a pub while intoxicated, a jury inquest heard.
Kalwinder Singh Mangat, nicknamed Kully, banged his head after he was pushed to the ground by doorman Stuart Hickinbottom who had ejected him from The Old Still Inn, in Wolverhampton, on January 19, 2019.
Mr Mangat, who allegedly swore at the pub's doormen, was resuscitated at the scene but died five days later in Queens Elizabeth Hospital, Black Country Coroners Court was told.
Dr Alexander Kolar, who works as a forensic pathologist for the Home Office, said Kully's death resulted from him being intoxicated but also sustaining a "mild head injury".
The court heard Mr Mangat was knocked unconscious from the fall and went into cardiac arrest where attempts were made to resuscitate him for 25 minutes, which eventually proved successful.
However, during that time, there was a lack of oxygen going to his brain which resulted in an injury known as a "secondary insult", said Dr Kolar.
Asked by the Black Country's area coroner, Joanne Lees, about his conclusion into Mr Mangat's death, Dr Kolar said: "When you look at all the evidence, on the balance of probability, it is very rare, but [it is] all a consequence of a mild head injury when someone has a degree of alcohol intoxication in their body."
The inquest heard Mr Mangat had 238 milligrams of alcohol per decilitre in his blood - almost three times the drink drive limit.
Dr Kolar finished his evidence by concluding, in his opinion, that Mr Mangat died from "post traumatic concussion assisted apnoea".
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Ms Lee cited earlier evidence from a doctor that treated Mr Mangat in hospital, who said he showed "no positive response" after 72 hours.
The doctor referred to the Glasgow Coma Scale - used to measure a person's consciousness - and said Kully was on level three which equated to being "brain dead or in a deep coma".
"Sadly, as a result of that, treatment was withdrawn and Kully passed away," said Ms Lees.
Mr Hickinbottom was arrested in the aftermath of the incident but was not charged with any offence following a police investigation.
He gave evidence at an earlier hearing of the inquest, recalling how he feared he had been stabbed during the confrontation, although he did not actually receive any injuries.
Mr Mangat, of Renton Road, Oxley, Wolverhampton, who worked as a quality engineer, was survived by his wife Harjinder and two children.
The inquest continues.
