Bury tractor crash: Father charged with gross-negligence manslaughter

A father has been charged with gross-negligence manslaughter after his three-year-old son was killed in a tractor crash.

Albie Speakman was run over by a small tractor on a farm in Bury in July 2022, Greater Manchester Police said.

Neil Speakman, 38, of Bury, is due to appear at Manchester Magistrates' Court on 16 April.

Following his death, Albie's mother Leah paid tribute to her son, who was her "little sunshine boy".

"I will miss absolutely everything about Albie," she said.

"His voice, his smile, the smell of his skin and the feel of his little hands on my face when he would say 'I love you mummy girl'.

"I'll especially miss going on adventures with Albie, anywhere and everywhere we could have fun."

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