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Antony Thrower

Mum of baby killed when thrown into river by dad remembers her 'beautiful boy'

The mother of a baby who died when he was thrown into a river by his dad told an inquest about her "beautiful boy".

Zakari William Bennett-Eko died aged 11-months-old when Zak Bennett-Eko threw him into the River Irwell in Radcliffe, Greater Manchester, in September 2019.

Bennett-Eko, now 24, was found guilty of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility and sentenced to an indefinite hospital order in December 2020.

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