AN inquest has been held into the death of Christian Bagley, who died after being stabbed in Hereford on Father’s Day in 2015.

Herefordshire coroner Mark Bricknell heard at an inquest at Hereford Town Hall on Monday that 30-year-old father Mr Bagley later died in Hereford County Hospital.

The inquest found that Mr Bagley died of blood loss and a stab wound to the left kidney on June 21, 2015.

He said there was sufficient evidence and it was safe to reach the conclusion of unlawful killing.

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Police have previously said that Mr Bagley, of Friars Street, was stabbed in the arm and back as he walked under Hunderton Bridge, close to the Great Western Way, after visiting his daughter on Father's Day in 2015.

Police officers search for clues into the death of Christian Bagley

Police officers search for clues into the death of Christian Bagley

He was thought to have walked up Villa Street toward Hunderton bridge at about 10.40pm on June 21 before being stabbed in the back and an arm on the pathway under the bridge.

The first 999 calls came in at 10.50pm and reported Mr Bagley as being in Charles Witts Avenue, Hunderton.

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He reached adjacent Rogers Avenue before collapsing.

Several people were arrested in connection with the case, but no-one has ever been charged.

 

Police during the murder investigation into the death of Christian Bagley in Hereford

Police during the murder investigation into the death of Christian Bagley in Hereford

At the time, Detective Chief Inspector Leighton Harding, from West Mercia Police, said a number of lines of enquiry had been carried out during the investigation into Christian's death, including speaking to witnesses who may have seen Christian before he died on June 21, 2015.

DCI Harding said: "This was a callous and brutal murder of a young father and Christian's mother, daughter and wider family have been left completely devastated.

"This is made even more difficult in that the person or people responsible have yet to be caught.