{"id":129699,"date":"2023-09-07T10:03:40","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T10:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/?p=129699"},"modified":"2023-09-07T10:03:40","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T10:03:40","slug":"two-thieves-stole-from-dpd-delivery-driver-before-he-died","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/world-news\/two-thieves-stole-from-dpd-delivery-driver-before-he-died\/","title":{"rendered":"Two thieves stole from DPD delivery driver before he died"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Two thieves who stole DPD delivery driver&#8217;s mobile phone and wallet from him before he died of a heart attack at scene of crime are jailed<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Joseph Henry Niles, 41, and Gary Peter Hepworth, 43, were charged with theft<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The pair were cleared of a manslaughter charge after a review of the evidence<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Two men have been jailed after they stole from a DPD delivery driver who had a heart attack and died at the scene.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Police and paramedics rushed to\u00a0Handley Street in Horden, County Durham to attend to Andrew James Coyles, but the father-of-three could not be saved.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Joseph Henry Niles, 41, and Gary Peter Hepworth, 43, stole a mobile phone and a wallet belonging to Mr Coyles, and assaulted an attending paramedic.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The two thugs were were charged with manslaughter over the tragedy that occurred on Sunday, March 19 this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However the duo were this week cleared of causing Andrew James Coyles&#8217; death and instead convicted of theft alone after the prosecution offered no evidence.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/07\/10\/75159485-12490977-image-a-11_1694078074259.jpg\" height=\"1155\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Police and paramedics rushed to the scene where DPD delivery driver Andrew James Coyles had a heart attack, but the father-of-three could not be saved<\/p>\n<p>Police launched an investigation and 41-year-old Niles, of no fixed abode, and 43-year-old Hepworth, of Greenside Avenue, Peterlee, were both charged with Mr Coyles&#8217; manslaughter.<\/p>\n<p>When they appeared at a plea hearing Durham Crown Court on Wednesday April 19 they denied the manslaughter charge.<\/p>\n<p>They also denied a separate count of theft of a mobile phone and a wallet belonging to Mr Coyles.<\/p>\n<p>Hepworth faced a further charge of assaulting an emergency worker as he was being detained which he also denied.<\/p>\n<p>A trial was due to begin at Teesside Crown Court on Wednesday but prosecution counsel Paul Abrahams said that following a review of the evidence, the Crown had decided not to pursue the manslaughter charge.<\/p>\n<p>Recorder Peter Reid formally recorded a &#8216;not guilty&#8217; verdict.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He said that while they were not considered legally responsible for Mr Coyles&#8217; death, they, &#8216;undoubtedly&#8217; bore a &#8216;moral&#8217; responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>Both defendants changed their pleas and each admitted the theft charge.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/07\/10\/75159835-12490977-image-a-23_1694078837950.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The two thugs were were charged with manslaughter over the tragedy that occurred on Handley Street in Horden, County Durham on Sunday, March 19 this year<\/p>\n<p>Hepworth also admitted the count relating to the assault of an emergency worker.<\/p>\n<p>Recorder Reid imposed six-month prison sentences on both men for the theft, but added a further two months to Hepworth&#8217;s sentence for the assault on the emergency worker.<\/p>\n<p>In a tribute released via Durham Police, in the days following Mr Handley&#8217;s death, his three children, Katie, Rebecca and James, said: &#8216;There will never be the words to describe the way we feel.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Nothing ever prepares you for this hurt and pain.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Our hearts are broken. We love you so very much and will continue to make you<\/p>\n<p>proud each and every day, they way you always told us.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s only: &#8220;See you later, dad&#8221;. 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