These are the latest ECHO headlines this morning.
Heartbreak as baby boy tries to survive for three days after mum died
People are heartbroken after a 14-month-old baby survived for "two or three" days after his mum died at home.
Harry Kane and mum Natalie were found dead several days after their deaths in December last year, in a scene that left paramedics "visibly upset". An inquest on Tuesday, September 6 heard Harry, one, died due to dehydration after being left alone when mum Natalie died as a result of substance abuse.
Natalie, 27, had previously suffered with addiction and had no drugs other than prescribed methadone in her urine when it was checked one week before her death. But the inquest heard Natalie, of Whitehaven, decided to inhale lighter fluid on Christmas Eve suffering catastrophic effects.
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LancsLive reported Natalie had grown up in Cumbria and attended Maryport Primary School before spending time in the Sea Cadets which allowed her to travel around the world. She modelled for Littlewoods and later joined the Army where she served as an HGV driver before being discharged due to issues with alcohol.
All those who knew her and gave evidence to the inquest spoke of her as a loving and devoted mother whose life revolved around Harry. She would take him to the park every day and had no childcare as she wanted to be with him as much as she could. Her brother Scott recalled the excitement when she told of her pregnancy and noted she grew up a lot from that point.
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Drug dealer hid £30,000 of heroin and cannabis in his own children's rucksacks
A drug dealer hid nearly £30,000 of heroin and cannabis in his own children's rucksacks in a desperate attempt to avoid being caught red-handed by police.
Simon Rogers, from Formby, stashed the illicit substances in the kids' bags after he was pulled over while driving a stolen Audi with his two young sons in the back. The opportunist dad almost got away with his audacious attempt, but officers ultimately discovered the drugs alongside tens of thousands of pounds in ill-gotten cash.
Liverpool Crown Court heard on Wednesday, that the owner of the grey Audi Q2 awoke at 6am on June 10 this year to find that her SUV had been taken from outside her house in Gateshead overnight. Then, at around 4pm on July 15, Merseyside Police spotted the stolen vehicle being driven on cloned number plates in the Kirkby, Aintree and Maghull areas.
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Driver Rogers was subsequently boxed in by officers on the M57 northbound and detained. The 40-year-old was allowed to explain the situation to his children before they were transported to the homes of other family members.
He was also given the chance to gather their belongings in the car in holdalls before being taken into custody. Police subsequently attempted to carry out a search of his Alt Road home, but the house key was not on a set that had been seized.
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Nan locked up for £1.2million HMRC scam days after birth of first grandchild
A nan posed as an accountant in a scam potentially worth up to £1.2million.
Lyn Karran submitted fake expenses claims to HM Revenue and Customs on behalf of dozens of clients, swindling the public purse out of at least £300,000 in doing so. The 46-year-old is now beginning a lengthy prison sentence, only days after the birth of her first grandchild.
Liverpool Crown Court heard today, Wednesday, that the nan ran previously a firm by the name of LK Accounting Services. Between October 2015 and 2017, she acted as an "unauthorised tax agent" - making fraudulent repayment claims for her customers in order to "enrich herself".
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Karran, who is also known as Lyn Wilson, secured a total of £1.2million for 150 clients - most of whom were plumbers and heating engineers whose work she gained through word of mouth and liaised with via WhatsApp - during this period. Peter Killen, prosecuting, described how they were "generally on a PAYE taxation basis and unfamiliar with the self-assessment scheme".
She instructed them to register for self-assessment and provide her with their personal details, giving her control of their accounts. Karran, of Tithebarn Lane in Melling, never asked the workmen to provide receipts and never told them of the value of the claims being made in their names.
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