Get the inside track on the big stories from Manchester courts with our weekly newsletter A son strangled his mother to death in their home then put her in the bath, a court heard.
Leroy Panton, 40, killed his mum Hyacinth Morris at their house in Levenshulme, during a 'violent struggle' as she 'fought for her life'.
Panton 'loved' his 67-year-old mother and has no recollection of what happened, a court heard, and now feels 'immense guilt'.
He had been suffering from 'undiagnosed' and 'untreated' mental health problems, and was experiencing a 'severe depressive episode' at the time of the killing.
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