‘Heroic’ neighbour died in kettlebell attack saving two-year-old

Milton Keynes coroner rules highways officer Richard Woodcock was unlawfully killed

A heroic" neighbour who sacrificed his life to save a two-year-old boy died after being repeatedly hit with a kettlebell, a coroner has said.

The body of Richard Woodcock, 38, a highways officer, was found by Thames Valley police when they forced their way into a property in Milton Keynes on 26 June last year.