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Teenager admits schoolboy murder | Teenager admits schoolboy murder |
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A 15-year-old has pleaded guilty to the murder of an 11-year-old boy who was stabbed to death and dumped in a Greater Manchester park. | A 15-year-old has pleaded guilty to the murder of an 11-year-old boy who was stabbed to death and dumped in a Greater Manchester park. |
Joseph Geeling was beaten, stabbed and then dumped in Whitehead Park, Bury, on 1 March 2006. | |
Michael Hamer, who was 14 at the time, admitted murder during a hearing at Manchester Crown Court. | Michael Hamer, who was 14 at the time, admitted murder during a hearing at Manchester Crown Court. |
A massive search was launched for Joe, a cystic fibrosis sufferer, after he failed to return home from school. | A massive search was launched for Joe, a cystic fibrosis sufferer, after he failed to return home from school. |
He had left St Gabriel's High in the afternoon and was last seen by fellow pupils on Manchester Road at about 1600 GMT on the day he died. | He had left St Gabriel's High in the afternoon and was last seen by fellow pupils on Manchester Road at about 1600 GMT on the day he died. |
His worried parents raised the alarm after he failed to return home to be taken to hospital for treatment for his condition. | His worried parents raised the alarm after he failed to return home to be taken to hospital for treatment for his condition. |
Stab wounds | |
Police, firefighters, a mountain rescue team and members of Joe's family searched for the youngster in freezing temperatures. | Police, firefighters, a mountain rescue team and members of Joe's family searched for the youngster in freezing temperatures. |
His body was found hidden under debris in a tree-lined gulley in the park the next day. | His body was found hidden under debris in a tree-lined gulley in the park the next day. |
A post-mortem examination revealed he had been stabbed to death. | A post-mortem examination revealed he had been stabbed to death. |
Hundreds of mourners, including the search team, attended his funeral in Bury on 31 March. | Hundreds of mourners, including the search team, attended his funeral in Bury on 31 March. |
Hamer, who also attended Joe's school, previously admitted responsibility for Joe's death but pleaded guilty to murder on Monday. | Hamer, who also attended Joe's school, previously admitted responsibility for Joe's death but pleaded guilty to murder on Monday. |