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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Robyn Vinter North of England correspondent

Father of 12-year-old boy killed by car on M62 pleads guilty to manslaughter

A photo of Callum Rycroft on a walking path making a thumbs-up sign
Callum Rycroft, 12, ‘paid the ultimate price for his father’s careless and criminal actions’, said the CPS. Photograph: Family handout/West Yorkshire Police/PA

A father has pleaded guilty to manslaughter after his 12-year-old son was killed by a car on the motorway last month.

Callum Rycroft “paid the ultimate price” on 5 August when attempting to cross the motorway after a crash caused by his father Matthew Rycroft, 36, who had been drinking all day.

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