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| Hamzah Khan death: Amanda Hutton 'drank as son wasted away' | Hamzah Khan death: Amanda Hutton 'drank as son wasted away' |
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| A mother accused of the manslaughter of her son drank vodka as he "wasted away", a court has heard. | A mother accused of the manslaughter of her son drank vodka as he "wasted away", a court has heard. |
| Four-year-old Hamzah Khan's mummified remains were found at his Bradford home two years after his death. | |
| Amanda Hutton, 43, denies manslaughter but admits child neglect and preventing the lawful burial of a body. | Amanda Hutton, 43, denies manslaughter but admits child neglect and preventing the lawful burial of a body. |
| Prosecutor Paul Greaney QC told Bradford Crown Court the cause of Hamzah's death was "blindingly obvious" - he starved to death, in 2009. | Prosecutor Paul Greaney QC told Bradford Crown Court the cause of Hamzah's death was "blindingly obvious" - he starved to death, in 2009. |
| Mr Greaney said Ms Hutton had breached the fundamental duty of care a parent has for a child. | Mr Greaney said Ms Hutton had breached the fundamental duty of care a parent has for a child. |
| 'Tremendous coverage' | 'Tremendous coverage' |
| He said: "As the child wasted away, [Miss Hutton)] did nothing but sit in her bedroom and drink vodka. It was malnourishment and she caused it," he said. | He said: "As the child wasted away, [Miss Hutton)] did nothing but sit in her bedroom and drink vodka. It was malnourishment and she caused it," he said. |
| "Drink was more important to her than her child - a terrible thing to say about a mother, but it's the truth." | "Drink was more important to her than her child - a terrible thing to say about a mother, but it's the truth." |
| Stephen Meadowcroft QC, defending, told the jury of the "tremendous media coverage" the case had received. | Stephen Meadowcroft QC, defending, told the jury of the "tremendous media coverage" the case had received. |
| He said: "Go into any bar, any club, and talk to anyone and ask them if they know about this case. They all do. | He said: "Go into any bar, any club, and talk to anyone and ask them if they know about this case. They all do. |
| "If you want to know what they say, you don't have to ask them, I can tell you. They will have no doubt she is guilty and the trial is a waste of time." | "If you want to know what they say, you don't have to ask them, I can tell you. They will have no doubt she is guilty and the trial is a waste of time." |
| He stressed to the jury they had heard all the evidence and it was they that must decide the truth. | He stressed to the jury they had heard all the evidence and it was they that must decide the truth. |
| He said: "This evil woman starved a small child to death in appalling squalor. That's the feel. But when you look a the evidence, is that true?" | He said: "This evil woman starved a small child to death in appalling squalor. That's the feel. But when you look a the evidence, is that true?" |
| Mr Meadowcroft told the jury of the occasions when workmen and family members had visited the home before the child's death. | Mr Meadowcroft told the jury of the occasions when workmen and family members had visited the home before the child's death. |
| He said that during every visit no-one had seen anything that concerned them. | He said that during every visit no-one had seen anything that concerned them. |