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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kim Pilling

Death of three-year-old at family farm was ‘tragic accident’, father tells jury

Neil Speakman, 39, denies the gross negligence manslaughter of his three-year-old son Albie who was run over by a Kramer telehandler farm vehicle in July 2022 (Danny Lawson/PA). - (PA Wire)

The death of a three-year-old boy at a family farm was a “tragic accident” that “has ruined my life”, the boy’s father has told a jury.

Albie Speakman suffered catastrophic injuries after Neil Speakman, 39, reversed a telehandler vehicle into him in Bury, Greater Manchester, on July 16 2022.

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