'Kind' dad-of-two dies after altercation outside nightclub - Greater Manchester man arrested over 'assault'

A man from Greater Manchester has been arrested after a 'kind' dad-of-two died following an altercation outside a nightclub. Officers were called out to an incident outside the Glow nightclub, in Lancaster, at 4.30am on Sunday (June 12).

Joshua Hughes was reportedly involved in an incident which caused him to fall and hit his head on the ground. The 22-year-old, from Morecambe, was rushed to hospital in a critical condition.

Despite the best efforts of medics, Joshua died this morning (June 16), Lancs Live reports. A 31-year-old man from Leigh has been arrested on suspicion of Section 18 assault and bailed pending further enquiries, Lancashire Constabulary confirmed.

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Josh’s friends and former colleagues at Edmundson’s furniture in Morecambe have paid tribute to a ‘funny’ and ‘kind’ dad who they said ‘wouldn’t harm a fly.’ A fundraising appeal has been set up for funeral costs.

The friend told said: “He would do no harm to anyone and wouldn’t harm a fly. He had a bit of everything about him. He was hard working, very family orientated, and would do anything for his girlfriend and sister and kids. He had two young children.”

He said Josh worked in the warehouse - loading and unloading wagons - and had a lot of friends from school who had been devastated by his death. He added: “I don’t really know too much about what happened, but he was a devoted dad and he lived in Morecambe. It’s scary how this kind of thing can happen; I don’t know what happened or how it happened

“It makes younger people scared; I have a young child now, eight month old, and I wouldn’t ever go out now. It’s scary for kids growing up and it’s not going