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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Stephen Topping

"It's such a relief": Stillborn baby boy finally laid to rest after 61 years

A stillborn baby is now finally at rest after more than 60 years of torment for his mother. Lilian Thorpe, from Stalybridge, gave birth to a stillborn baby boy in 1961.

Tragically, she never had the chance to see or hold him before he was taken away. Hospitals would deal with all the arrangements at the time.

Now, Lilian finally has a lasting memorial to her son, at Hyde Cemetery. The 86-year-old never knew where her stillborn baby boy had been buried.

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