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| Neighbour charged with killing two-year-old boy in gas explosion | Neighbour charged with killing two-year-old boy in gas explosion |
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| A man has been charged with the manslaughter of a two-year-old boy in a suspected gas explosion that flattened homes near Oldham, Greater Manchester. | A man has been charged with the manslaughter of a two-year-old boy in a suspected gas explosion that flattened homes near Oldham, Greater Manchester. |
| Jamie Heaton died in the blast while watching TV in his home in Shaw on 26 June. | Jamie Heaton died in the blast while watching TV in his home in Shaw on 26 June. |
| Andrew Partington, 27, who suffered burns in the explosion in Buckley Street, has been charged with manslaughter and causing criminal damage worth more than £1m. He was due to appear at Oldham magistrates court on Monday, said Greater Manchester police. | Andrew Partington, 27, who suffered burns in the explosion in Buckley Street, has been charged with manslaughter and causing criminal damage worth more than £1m. He was due to appear at Oldham magistrates court on Monday, said Greater Manchester police. |
| Partington was recently brought out of a coma at the hospital where he was treated. The seat of the blast was at his rented terrace house, which was next door to the home of Jamie and his parents, Kenny and Michelle. | Partington was recently brought out of a coma at the hospital where he was treated. The seat of the blast was at his rented terrace house, which was next door to the home of Jamie and his parents, Kenny and Michelle. |
| Following Jamie's death, they paid tribute to "our little man" who was "a happy, little boy, mischievous and full of laughter". | Following Jamie's death, they paid tribute to "our little man" who was "a happy, little boy, mischievous and full of laughter". |
| Nazir Afzal, the Crown Prosecution Service's chief prosecutor for the north-west, said: "I have today advised Greater Manchester police to charge Andrew Partington with the manslaughter of Jamie Heaton, aged two, and causing criminal damage valued at over £1m to houses in Buckley Street, Shaw, Oldham, on 26 June 2012. | Nazir Afzal, the Crown Prosecution Service's chief prosecutor for the north-west, said: "I have today advised Greater Manchester police to charge Andrew Partington with the manslaughter of Jamie Heaton, aged two, and causing criminal damage valued at over £1m to houses in Buckley Street, Shaw, Oldham, on 26 June 2012. |
| "Police were called to the scene of a gas explosion in Buckley Street at around 11.15am where two houses, number nine and number 11, were destroyed in the blast and other homes damaged. | "Police were called to the scene of a gas explosion in Buckley Street at around 11.15am where two houses, number nine and number 11, were destroyed in the blast and other homes damaged. |
| "The seat of the blast was in number nine and Jamie, who was in the living room of his home at number 11 watching television, died as a result of the explosion. I would like to express my sympathy to Mr and Mrs Heaton on their tragic loss. | "The seat of the blast was in number nine and Jamie, who was in the living room of his home at number 11 watching television, died as a result of the explosion. I would like to express my sympathy to Mr and Mrs Heaton on their tragic loss. |
| "After considering the evidence, I am satisfied there is sufficient to charge Andrew Partington with manslaughter and criminal damage. The decision was taken in accordance with the code for crown prosecutors." | "After considering the evidence, I am satisfied there is sufficient to charge Andrew Partington with manslaughter and criminal damage. The decision was taken in accordance with the code for crown prosecutors." |
| A 32-year-old man, a gas fitter who is believed to have examined the boiler at Partington's home days before the explosion, remains on police bail pending further inquiries. | A 32-year-old man, a gas fitter who is believed to have examined the boiler at Partington's home days before the explosion, remains on police bail pending further inquiries. |
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