Thrown bottle kills mum of three
A mother of three was killed after a man threw a glass bottle into a crowded pub.
Emma O'Kane, 27, was enjoying Boxing Night celebrations at the bar of the pub with friends when she was hit in the neck by a shard of glass, police said.
The bottle had been thrown by a man who had been refused entry by doormen shortly before 2am on Saturday at the Queen Anne Hotel on Market Street in Heywood, Greater Manchester. The bottle hit a pillar inside the pub, smashing into pieces.
Ms O'Kane, who had nothing to do with any trouble at the pub, was hit by a piece of glass in the neck and collapsed.
She was taken to Fairfield Hospital, but was pronounced dead. A post mortem examination will take place later.
Ms O'Kane lived in Heywood with her partner and three children, aged six, two and one.
Detective Superintendent Peter Jackson, who is leading the murder investigation, said: "A man tried to get into the pub and was refused entry.
"He became involved in an altercation with the doormen and threw a bottle into the pub. A shard of glass then caused a serious injury to this woman who was nothing to do with the argument and was out enjoying a drink at the bar.
"This tragic incident has left this woman's family devastated.
"We are doing all we can to try and find who is responsible for this, but I'm appealing for anyone with any information to get in touch with us."
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