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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Josh Halliday North of England correspondent

Dylan Scanlon: death of five-year-old boy in Oldham to be reviewed

Dylan Scanlon
Dylan Scanlon was pronounced dead on New Year's Eve after emergency services responded to an incident at his home in Oldham. Photograph: Greater Manchester Police/PA

The death of a five-year-old boy whose family had had previous contact with authorities is to be reviewed by child safeguarding experts.

Dylan Scanlon, a “happy, funny and cheeky little boy”, was pronounced dead by emergency services who responded to an incident at his home in Oldham on New Year’s Eve.

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