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Manchester Evening News
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Ashlie Blakey

Family pay heartbreaking tribute to boy whose horrific death has sparked major murder investigation

The devastated family of a 17-year-old boy at the centre of a murder investigation in Heywood have paid tribute to a 'lovely lad with a good heart'.

Callum Riley's loved ones said 'life will never be the same again' after he tragically died last Saturday morning (September 17). He was found badly injured in the garden of a property on Atholl Drive and sadly died a short time later.

Callum's mum described him as a 'strong and caring young man' while his dad said he 'never failed' to make his family laugh. In full, a tribute from his mum issued through Greater Manchester Police said: "Callum was a strong and caring young man, loved so deeply by his family, friends and his girlfriend.

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