Wigan man, 21, slashed pensioner across neck after being told not to ride motorbike over pedestrian bridge

Deacon Hart has been sentenced to two years in prison09:51, 06 Aug 2026A young man has been sentenced to two years in prison after slashing a pensioner across the neck following a row over his motorbike.‌Deacon Hart, 21, of Viscount Road, Wigan, pleaded guilty to Section 20 GBH and possession of an offensive weapon in a public place.‌At around 3.45pm on June 27, 2024, an elderly man was walking his two dogs off their lead on the pedestrian bridge over the M58 Motorway in Orrell, Wigan.‌Click here to get the biggest stories straight to your inbox in our Daily NewsletterThe man saw Hart on the bridge, and told him that he should not be using his motorbike on the public footpath of the bridge.After a commotion, the pensioner was slashed on the right side of his neck with a knife and criticall