His skull was fractured below the right ear, and deep wounds were found on his nose and under his left eye, accompanied by severe bruising. The assault on his chest led to internal bleeding.

He was 81. "I'm devastated," McKinnon said. The blaze also damaged Euro Barber Shop, next door to the pub, with business co-owner Latife Tulu calling the shop "literally a 100% loss" on Wednesday.