As Justina Bobmanuel soaked in the bath, she heard a ‘pop’ drift in from the window. Having never heard a gun being fired before, she had little idea of what it would sound like.
It was only minutes later, when she found her son lying in the street, that she realised the horror of what that ‘pop’ actually was.
Moments earlier, her son Zikel had visited her at her home in Openshaw. March last year was already a sad time for the Bobmanuel family.
Justina’s father, Zikel’s grandfather, had recently passed away and they were going through the administrative arrangements which grieving families have to manage following the death of a loved one. READ MORE: Grieving mum addresses killer in emotional courtroom scenes After Zikel had left, she went for a bath.
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