A dad-of-two who carried out voluntary work with disabled children at Manchester City Football Club was caught by undercover police officers dealing heroin and crack cocaine after his life took a 'downward spiral'.
George Downing, 27, was said until the Covid pandemic and the death of his father to be a 'wholly law-abiding member of the community' with no previous convictions.
A judge at Manchester Crown Court was told he performed voluntary work at the Etihad, working to draw up football training plans for children with disabilities until 2019, and also worked on a voluntary basis with children in his local community, helping to get them active and into sports.
