"The last thing he said was 'see you, mum, I love you'. I never saw him again." Tracy Marsland's eyes fill with tears as she recalls her teenage son's final words to her, a conversation that will forever be etched into her mind.
Just hours later, Callum Riley was stabbed to death. The 17-year-old was found badly injured and 'screaming for help' in the garden of a house in Atholl Drive, Heywood, in the early hours of September 17 of last year. READ MORE: Police accused of 'victim blaming' after revealing missing Nicola Bulley's alcohol and menopause struggles Callum died a short a time later and detectives launched a murder investigation.
Three people have since been arrested on suspicion of his murder but, five months on from Callum's death, no one has been charged.
On the day before his body was found, groundworker Callum finished work early and met up with his girlfriend. He then returned home to get ready for a night out with friends.
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