In a very tragic incident, a mother
who starved her four-year-old son to death and kept his mummified corpse in a
cot in her bedroom for almost two years while claiming his child benefit, has
been arrested.
who starved her four-year-old son to death and kept his mummified corpse in a
cot in her bedroom for almost two years while claiming his child benefit, has
been arrested.
Hamzah Khan’s body was still dressed in a baby-gro when
police made the ‘dreadful discovery’ at Amanda Hutton’s house in Bradford, West
Yorkshire.
police made the ‘dreadful discovery’ at Amanda Hutton’s house in Bradford, West
Yorkshire.
His mother’s manslaughter trial heard Hamzah died in
December 2009 but was found 21 months later.
December 2009 but was found 21 months later.
It was revealed in court that the boy, four, was so small
he fitted into clothes for a six-month-old child.
he fitted into clothes for a six-month-old child.
He was found dead next to his favourite teddy in the room
where Hutton, a habitual cannabis smoker who drank a litre of vodka every day,
slept each night.
where Hutton, a habitual cannabis smoker who drank a litre of vodka every day,
slept each night.
Neighbours complained because of the smell from her house
and when she started tossing soiled nappies into her garden.
and when she started tossing soiled nappies into her garden.
‘Hamzah’s growth had been stunted,’ the prosecutor said.
‘It had been stunted because he was malnourished over a
lengthy period and that state of affairs resulted in his death.
lengthy period and that state of affairs resulted in his death.
‘In short, he starved to death.
The body was discovered when police became concerned about
the smell coming from her house
the smell coming from her house
Evidently, the body was found within a court in Hutton’s
bedroom, beneath other items.
bedroom, beneath other items.
‘What they discovered disturbed even hardened officers,’
he said.
he said.
It was also revealed that Hutton ordered pizza within
hours of her son’s death and continued to claim child benefit for him.
hours of her son’s death and continued to claim child benefit for him.
On December 14 2009, Hutton explained that when she
returned Hamzah was near to death. She sought to revive him but to no effect.
returned Hamzah was near to death. She sought to revive him but to no effect.
She described placing Hamzah into his cot, making plain
that she had treated his body with dignity, and it is right that we should
observe that Hamzah’s body was found, it was found with a teddy.
that she had treated his body with dignity, and it is right that we should
observe that Hamzah’s body was found, it was found with a teddy.
Hutton told police that things
deteriorated after her son’s death and she began to drink a bottle of vodka a
day.
deteriorated after her son’s death and she began to drink a bottle of vodka a
day.
Source: Daily Mail
