Leroy Panton: Last News

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direct to your inboxA man has admitted killing his mum at her home in south Manchester.Leroy Panton, 40, has pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility at Manchester Crown Court.He was due to be sentenced at the same court today (Friday), but the hearing was adjourned after it emerged his wing at Strangeways prison has been placed into lockdown because of a coronavirus outbreak.Panton killed Hyacinth Morris, 67, who was pronounced dead at a house on Westminster Street, Levenshulme on Thursday, May 7.Police were first called to the house to reports of a concern for welfare.After her body was found, police issued an appeal and named Panton as someone who they were seeking in connection with the

Levenshulme mum.Mother Hyacinth Morris, 67, was pronounced dead at a house on Westminster Street on Thursday, May 7. Police were first called to 'reports of a concern for welfare'.Leroy Panton, 40, of Westminster Street, Levenshulme, has now been charged with Ms Morris' murder.

A police cordon is in place after the body of 67-year-old woman found in a house in Levenshulme.

Police have launched a murder investigation tonight after a woman was found dead.