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temporary Nightingale court at Salford's Lowry Theatre on Tuesday (November 24).Today (Wednesday), Rob Hall, prosecuting, said that on the day of Zakari's death - September 11 - Bennett-Eko had argued with his then partner Emma Blood, who was then eight months pregnant.Jurors heard she told him he needed to start looking after himself because she would not be able to care for two babies and him.Mr Hall said: "It may be that exchange set the seed in Zak's mind that they would be better off without Zakari."Zak would later claim at about this time he saw Zakari's legs expanding and that he, Zakari, was turning into the devil."Shortly after 4pm, while Miss Blood was upstairs, Bennett-Eko left the family home on River Street with his son in a

temporary Nightingale court at Salford's Lowry Theatre charged with murdering the youngster.Rob Hall, prosecuting, told a jury that there were a number of facts from the incident which both the prosecution and defence had agreed upon."At 4.20pm in the afternoon on Wednesday, September 11, 2019 in Radcliffe, Zak Bennet-Echo threw his 11-month-old son Zakari into the River Irwell," he said."There's no dispute that, at the time, Mr Bennett-Eko was suffering a mental illness.

A dad has denied murdering his baby son who was found in a river.

temporary Nightingale court at Salford's Lowry Theatre this morning (Monday) via video link and spoke only to confirm his identity and plead 'not guilty' to a charge of murder.His trial is due to start this afternoon and is expected to last up to two weeks.It will begin with an opening statement from prosecutor Rob Hall, who will lay out the facts of the case.Baby Zakari was found in the river near a bridge on Blackburn Street, Radcliffe, after a search last year.He was retrieved from the water and taken to hospital but he died later despite treatment.His death led to an outpouring of sadness from friends and neighbours who left piles of flowers, cards and other tributes in the centre of Radcliffe.Among the tributes was a large cuddly bear

Salford.The Toyota Avensis people carrier the group were travelling in was said to be at the rear of a lane of stationary traffic when Abushiba's van collided with it at between 30 and 40mph.The impact of the crash, on the evening of December 4, 2018, led to Mr Lee, who was a passenger in the vehicle, suffering fatal injuries.Another passenger, who was sitting beside Mr Lee, was left with a 'severe traumatic brain injury'.Mr Lee's daughters, Bethany, then 20, and Jasmin, then 12, were also in the back seat of the people carrier at the time.Opening the case, prosecutor Rob Hall told jurors that at about 10.20pm on the evening of the crash, the Toyota Avensis was queuing in stationary traffic close to junction 16 of the M60 clockwise.He

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was found dead in a flat in a village in Bedfordshire.

hereManchester Crown Court was told she had sought help and medication after experiencing a number of 'challenging' events in her life, including the death and ill health of family members.She separated from her husband in 2010, leaving her to bring up her two sons, one of whom suffered mental health problems of his own.Walmsley had previously researched methods of killing her children, after she 'simply decided it would be better if they all died', prosecutor Rob Hall said.Walmsley and her sons - then aged 19 and 21 - had spent New Year's Day together at their home on Radnormere Drive, Cheadle Hulme.The day was 'relatively normal', prosecutors said.One of her sons got up after midnight to make some toast, while the other was watching a

herePolice arrived minutes later and found the Taser on the floor of the living room.The Taser, which was 'disguised' as a torch, was later found to be working 'normally' when it was charged, prosecutor Rob Hall said.When asked about the Taser, Johnson said she'd bought it off the internet.But in interview with police, she claimed to have 'unknowingly' purchased it at a car boot sale as part of a box of other items.Minshull Street Crown Court heard that her DNA was found on the 'on off' switch on the Taser.That relationship has since ended.Johnson, who is now pregnant, pleaded guilty to possessing a prohibited weapon.She was sentenced to an 18 month community order, and told to complete 25 rehabilitation activity requirement days.Judge

missing farm worker who police feared had been murdered has been found alive living rough in hidden woodland shelter almost five years after he vanished. Ricardas Puisys was 35 when he was last seen at the Nightlayer Leek Company, where he worked in Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, on September 26 2015.