A woman has been charged with the murder of five-year-old Dylan Scanlon in Oldham. Claire Scanlon, of Elm Road, Limeside, has been charged with murder.
The 36-year-old has been remanded into custody and will appear at Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Court today (March 18). READ MORE: 'The nightmare is behind us' - The family finally rebuilding their lives after the horrifying killing of an 11-month-old Police were called to Elm Road at around 6.20pm on New Year's Eve (December 31, 2021).
They were called by the ambulance service who were responding to an incident at a property. Dylan was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.
Paying tribute to him after his death, his dad described him as 'his best mate'. "He was a happy, funny and cheeky little boy, who was full of excitement - especially about doing new things", he added.
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