A man who abused a vulnerable sufferer of multiple sclerosis who then died has been jailed.
Christopher McAllister, aged 30 and from Abbey Hey in Manchester, was found guilty of manslaughter after a trial at Manchester Crown Court. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Paul John Roddy, a 56-year-old suffering from multiple sclerosis, was living in a flat below McAllister on Constable Street in Abbey Hey.
After feeling that he was being intimidated by local youths, McAllister moved Mr Roddy into his flat and became his official carer, receiving carers allowance in the process.
However, over the course of the next 8 months McAllister physically attacked Mr Roddy on a number of occasions.
On the 30 December 2015, Mr Roddy was found collapsed in the flat before he was taken to hospital where he sadly died. A post-mortem concluded that he died from a chest infection. When he died Mr Roddy was severely underweight and in poor physical condition.
GMP Detective Inspector Chris Flint said: “McAllister was meant to be caring for Mr Roddy and even invited him to live with him so he could better look after him. Instead he did the exact opposite and abused him over a number of months. Today, McAllister has been sentenced for his actions and is now behind bars.”
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