Grandmother dies after alleged assault on Hartlepool bus

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 15 Oct, 18:32 · Archive

Ally Evans, 60, died in Hartlepool after an alleged assault during a confrontation on a bus.

Ally Evans, 60, a former carer and cake factory worker, died in Hartlepool on 13 October after an alleged assault on a number seven bus. Police have launched a manslaughter investigation. A 26-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and has since been released on conditional bail while enquiries continue.

Evans boarded her usual bus into town at around 9.30am and encountered two women, known to her, with whom an argument broke out. An assault occurred on the bus whilst other passengers tried to intervene. Evans got off at the next stop, crossed the road and sought help at a Coral Bookmakers on York Road. Staff gave her water but her condition suddenly deteriorated and an ambulance was called, though she could not be saved.

Evans's partner of 16 years, Shaun Mathieson, 69, was waiting to meet her in the public library. An acquaintance came to fetch him on Evans's instructions, one of her last actions. Mathieson said: 'It's still a struggle to take in that Ally has gone, she was such a kind-hearted, bubbly, decent person. She lived for her family and her friends.' Evans's death has 'shattered' her two daughters, six grandchildren and Mathieson.

How it is being reported

• Partner's tribute to 'kind-hearted' gran who died in Hartlepool as manslaughter probe continuesThe partner of Ally Evans, 60, has paid tribute to the 'bubbly' grandmother following her death in Hartlepool on TuesdayTeessideLive · 15 Oct, 17:54
• Tribute to 'kind and bubbly' gran who died after being 'attacked by woman' on busAlly Evans' family has paid tribute to the 'kind-hearted, bubbly' grandmother after she died following an alleged bus assault in Hartlepool.The Northern Echo · 15 Oct, 16:20

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