A family's overwhelming guilt, grief and pain as mum is jailed for life for murdering their cheeky little boy
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe lives of Dylan Scanlon's loved ones will never be the same again. The five-year-old's mother Claire was today (Friday) jailed for life, with a minimum term of 18, years for his murder.
She poisoned him with anti-depressants. The public gallery was packed at Scanlon's sentencing hearing. The 38-year-old refused to attend.
She refused to get out of bed at her psychiatric hospital. Family members wept as proceedings got underway, wearing t-shirts printed with an image of the adorable little boy.
They kissed his innocent face as justice was finally done. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features Emergency services were called to Dylan's home on Elm Road, Limeside, Oldham, on New Year's Eye, 2021.
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