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| Neighbour admits killing boy, two, in gas explosion | Neighbour admits killing boy, two, in gas explosion |
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| A man has admitted killing a two-year-old boy after causing a massive explosion when he cut the gas pipes in his house. | A man has admitted killing a two-year-old boy after causing a massive explosion when he cut the gas pipes in his house. |
| Andrew Partington, 27, an unemployed father of six, let his house in Shaw, Oldham, fill with gas overnight. | Andrew Partington, 27, an unemployed father of six, let his house in Shaw, Oldham, fill with gas overnight. |
| Next door, Jamie Heaton, described by his family as a "happy, loving little boy", had been watching television in the lounge with his father Kenny out at work and mother Michelle doing housework. | |
| The explosion "obliterated" Partington's rented terrace house and two neighbouring homes, with the rest of the row and surrounding streets also left devastated. | The explosion "obliterated" Partington's rented terrace house and two neighbouring homes, with the rest of the row and surrounding streets also left devastated. |
| Shocked neighbours searched the wreckage and found the youngster's body in the debris. | |
| Partington, who was seriously injured in the incident, appeared at Manchester crown court by videolink from jail on Wednesday. | Partington, who was seriously injured in the incident, appeared at Manchester crown court by videolink from jail on Wednesday. |
| He pleaded guilty to manslaughter and eight charges of destroying neighbouring houses in the blast on Buckley Street, Shaw, Oldham, on 26 June. | He pleaded guilty to manslaughter and eight charges of destroying neighbouring houses in the blast on Buckley Street, Shaw, Oldham, on 26 June. |