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04/10/2013
Amanda Hutton To Be Sentenced
A mother who allowed her four-year-old son to starve to death, and then left his decomposing body in a cot for almost two years, has been jailed for 15 years.
Amanda Hutton, an alcoholic mother-of-eight, was found guilty of manslaughter on Thursday after a jury heard her young son, Hamzah Khan, died due to severe malnutrition.
In September 2011, police found Hamzah's mummified remains at the family's home in Bradford.
Hutton, 43, previously admitted the neglect of Hamzah's five siblings, who also lived at the house and were aged between five and 13 at the time of the boy's death, and preventing the burial of his body.
was also charged for preventing the burial of Hamzah's body. He received a two-year jail sentence, suspended for two years.
Earlier, the judge heard how Hutton threatened to kill the rest of her children if Tariq told anyone of his brother's death. He told probation officers how his mother held a knife to the throat of one of the children two days after Hamzah's death. The court also heard how Hutton threatened to burn down the house. The judge said she posed a "real danger" to children.
The court heard Hamzah had a "grossly inadequate" diet, suffered osteoporosis and was so small he still fitted in a baby grow for a six-month-old infant when he died.
(JP/CD)
Amanda Hutton, an alcoholic mother-of-eight, was found guilty of manslaughter on Thursday after a jury heard her young son, Hamzah Khan, died due to severe malnutrition.
In September 2011, police found Hamzah's mummified remains at the family's home in Bradford.
Hutton, 43, previously admitted the neglect of Hamzah's five siblings, who also lived at the house and were aged between five and 13 at the time of the boy's death, and preventing the burial of his body.
was also charged for preventing the burial of Hamzah's body. He received a two-year jail sentence, suspended for two years.
Earlier, the judge heard how Hutton threatened to kill the rest of her children if Tariq told anyone of his brother's death. He told probation officers how his mother held a knife to the throat of one of the children two days after Hamzah's death. The court also heard how Hutton threatened to burn down the house. The judge said she posed a "real danger" to children.
The court heard Hamzah had a "grossly inadequate" diet, suffered osteoporosis and was so small he still fitted in a baby grow for a six-month-old infant when he died.
(JP/CD)
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19 September 2013
Mother Denies Manslaughter Of Son Found Starved To Death
A 43-year-old woman has been charged with the manslaughter of her son, whose body was found in his cot almost two years after he had died. The mummified body of Hamzah Khan was found at his family home in Bradford, West Yorkshire in September 2011, having laid in a cot in his mother's bedroom for 21 months after his death.
Mother Denies Manslaughter Of Son Found Starved To Death
A 43-year-old woman has been charged with the manslaughter of her son, whose body was found in his cot almost two years after he had died. The mummified body of Hamzah Khan was found at his family home in Bradford, West Yorkshire in September 2011, having laid in a cot in his mother's bedroom for 21 months after his death.
18 October 2013
Body Of Hamzah Khan Released For Burial
The body of Hamzah Khan has been released for burial, almost four years after he died. The four-year-old's mummified body was found in his cot at his home in Bradford in 2011. A subsequent investigation found that he had died of starvation some time in December 2009. The body was released to his father Aftab Khan.
Body Of Hamzah Khan Released For Burial
The body of Hamzah Khan has been released for burial, almost four years after he died. The four-year-old's mummified body was found in his cot at his home in Bradford in 2011. A subsequent investigation found that he had died of starvation some time in December 2009. The body was released to his father Aftab Khan.
03 October 2013
Jury In Hamzah Khan Trial Considers Verdict
The jury in the trial of a mother accused of starving her four-year-old son to death is considering its verdict. 43-year-old Amanda Hutton is charged with manslaughter by gross negligence, a charge which she has denied.
Jury In Hamzah Khan Trial Considers Verdict
The jury in the trial of a mother accused of starving her four-year-old son to death is considering its verdict. 43-year-old Amanda Hutton is charged with manslaughter by gross negligence, a charge which she has denied.
20 January 2014
IPCC To Investigate Officers In Hamzah Khan Case
Officers involved in the case of a boy found starved to death are to be investigated by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). The police watchdog is to investigate what action police took following allegations of neglect were made to West Yorkshire Police before the discovery of the body of four-year-old Hamzah Khan in 2011.
IPCC To Investigate Officers In Hamzah Khan Case
Officers involved in the case of a boy found starved to death are to be investigated by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). The police watchdog is to investigate what action police took following allegations of neglect were made to West Yorkshire Police before the discovery of the body of four-year-old Hamzah Khan in 2011.
05 March 2015
Police Cleared Over Death Of Hamzah Khan
A verdict of "no misconduct" by any police officer has been found after the body of a four-year-old was discovered starved to death in his cot two years after he died.
Police Cleared Over Death Of Hamzah Khan
A verdict of "no misconduct" by any police officer has been found after the body of a four-year-old was discovered starved to death in his cot two years after he died.
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