During the Parklife Weekender in Manchester’s Heaton Park earlier this month a young man who was claimed to be protecting his girlfriend from being bothered by someone attacking her with a blow-up toy, was knocked unconscious in front of the main stage during on the Saturday.

Greater Manchester Police launched search for a man in his late 20’s, around 6ft tall with short, curly black hair in connection to the assault but have today arrested a man in his early thirties believed to be the attacker.

Robert Hart was 26 and sadly passed away four days later after suffering severe head injuries. A suspect of the attack is currently under arrest, however the Greater Manchester Police state “We now have a man in custody but that doesn’t mean the investigation is at an end. We are continuing to investigate and we are renewing our appeal for information or any relevant footage.”

The Manchester Evening News reports that nearly 50 CCTV cameras were active around the venue and the footage provided alongside help from both the public and the media has aided them in searching for the person responsible.

The Police are still investigating possible suspets and urge anyone with any footage or information to contact their incident room directly at 0161 85 69283 or by email via mit.syndicate8@gmp.police.uk

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The 26 year old died in hospital after what police described as a “brutal assault” at the festival on 7th June. The news of Hart’s death was confirmed by police on Thursday. It has been reported that Hart was assaulted after stepping in to protect his girlfriend from being repeatedly struck with an inflatable toy during the wait for Snoop Dogg’s headline set at the festival.

In a statement released today by Hart’s family, it was said that “Robert, Bobby, Uncle Bob, different names to different people, but to friends and family and everyone who knew Robert, he was simply “awesome”. Robert had a love of music and a love of life.”

Greater Manchester Police say the man they believe is responsible for the attack is approximately 25 years old, six fee tall, with short, curly, black hair shaved at the sides and have revealed an E-fit image (above right). He was wearing shorts and a blue, bomber-style jacket with the letter ‘A’ in white on the front.

A statement from Parklife’s organisers states that “Everyone involved in Parklife is devastated by today’s deeply sad announcement. Our sincerest and heartfelt condolences go out to Rob’s family and friends at this difficult time. We will continue to assist Greater Manchester Police with its investigation and urge anyone that may have witnessed the incident to contact the Police through any official channel available to them.”