Tragic Zac married sweetheart days before he lost his fight for life

UNITED FAN DIES AFTER BEING SUCCESSFULLY TREATED FOR LEUKAEMIA

- ETHAN DAVIES

A MAN married his sweetheart just days before he tragically died following a two-and-a-half-year stay in hospital.

Zachary McNally, known as Zac, sadly died on April 15 in Manchester Royal Infirmary. He was only 28.

Two days earlier, he had been able to marry his fiancee, Amy, after he had proposed to her by holding up a sign from his hospital window. Zac was surrounded by his family when he passed away, step-mum Karen Stringer said.

Ms. Stringer went on to pay a moving tribute to Zac, from Bury.

She said: "He was just a larger-than-life character that everyone is going to miss. He had hundreds of friends we are expecting to come to the funeral."

Zac who was known as Zac Mac in United-supporting circles was 25 when he was diagnosed with leukaemia in autumn 2019.

He was admitted to hospital shortly before Christmas that year.