Dad who ran over son, 3, with farm vehicle sobs as he tells trial 'I shouldn't have to do this, it's f*****g not fair'

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

A farmer who killed his three-year-old son when he reversed over him in a defective farm vehicle broke down in tears as he gave evidence at his trial, saying: "I messed up...

I made a mistake." Neil Speakman, 39, was operating a telehandler - used to pick up wood chippings - at his farm in Bury when he reversed and 'drove over' Albie Speakman at around midday on July 16 2022, jurors were previously told.

The child, hit while he played in the garden with the family's dogs, was left with catastrophic head injuries and was pronounced dead in hospital hours later, the jury has been told.

Mr Speakman denies gross negligence manslaughter. Giving evidence at his trial on Wednesday (January 29), he said: "I shouldn't have to do this, it's f*****g not fair. "I shouldn't have left him in the garden, we all know that.