Headteacher Michael Mullins Killed in Hit-and-Run

0:00On April 22nd, Michael Mullins, the 56-year-old head teacher at Strefford Grammar School, died after a car hit his bike on Monday evening around, 6 p.m. on Patik Lane in Alchuncham. He led the school for 17 years and was a dad, granddad, and community pillar from Weaverham. The school shut down Tuesday to honor him, but reopened Wednesday, with flowers and a football club shirt left at the gates as tributes. Starting for a part junior football club, called him a champion for kids sports and grass roots efforts. His family shared a heartfelt statement, remembering him as a devoted husband, dad, and especially granddad, saying their lives won't be the same and asking for privacy. They cherished memories like family trips and his endless love. Strefford and Ernst & MP, Andrew Western praised Mullins for always putting kids first, noting his loss hits the whole community hard. The football club echoed that, highlighting his push for safe play spaces.

1:00Greater Manchester police arrested four people. Three men and a woman, on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after the hit and run car, fled. They're still in custody as the investigation rolls on, leaving a legacy of kindness that won't fade.