Man jailed for neglect

Manchester - A man was jailed yesterday for 10 months after admitting letting his mother die from neglect

Manchester - A man was jailed yesterday for 10 months after admitting letting his mother die from neglect. Sean Buckle (31) was sentenced at Manchester Crown Court after pleading guilty to manslaughter at an earlier hearing.

Buckle allowed his mother, Ursula Whitehead, to die in filthy conditions in the living room of his home in Bolton, Greater Manchester, last December.

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