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| Hamzah Khan death: Mother 'prevented ambulance call' | Hamzah Khan death: Mother 'prevented ambulance call' |
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| A woman accused of starving her four-year-old son to death told police she stopped her adult son calling for an ambulance after the boy had died. | A woman accused of starving her four-year-old son to death told police she stopped her adult son calling for an ambulance after the boy had died. |
| Amanda Hutton also told detectives she did not seek medical help when Hamzah Khan refused to eat because she had a fear of doctors and hospitals. | |
| In the interview, played to Bradford Crown Court, she also said that after Hamzah's death she told people he had gone to live with relatives. | |
| Ms Hutton, 43, denies manslaughter. | Ms Hutton, 43, denies manslaughter. |
| Hamzah died in 2009 but his remains were not found until 2011. | Hamzah died in 2009 but his remains were not found until 2011. |
| Earlier the court heard evidence from Det Con Richard Dove, who discovered Hamzah's mummified body in a cot in his mother's bedroom and said at first he thought the child was not real. | Earlier the court heard evidence from Det Con Richard Dove, who discovered Hamzah's mummified body in a cot in his mother's bedroom and said at first he thought the child was not real. |
| He told the court that when he arrived at Ms Hutton's house it was a tip, with a strong smell "like rubbish, mixed with sweat, mixed with urine" and he could not get into the sitting room because rubbish was blocking the door. | He told the court that when he arrived at Ms Hutton's house it was a tip, with a strong smell "like rubbish, mixed with sweat, mixed with urine" and he could not get into the sitting room because rubbish was blocking the door. |
| 'A difficult one' | 'A difficult one' |
| In Ms Hutton's police interview, she said she was worried Hamzah had been hurting himself and authorities would think she had done it. | In Ms Hutton's police interview, she said she was worried Hamzah had been hurting himself and authorities would think she had done it. |
| During the taped interview with detectives in September 2011, Ms Hutton claimed Hamzah had problems from birth and would bang his head against the wall. | |
| She said: "Progressively he wouldn't eat. I was worried about it. | She said: "Progressively he wouldn't eat. I was worried about it. |
| "He was just a really difficult one. He began losing weight." | "He was just a really difficult one. He began losing weight." |
| Asked why she did not take the child to see a doctor, she said: "I don't know, I'm not a doctors person. I do have a fear of doctors and hospitals." | Asked why she did not take the child to see a doctor, she said: "I don't know, I'm not a doctors person. I do have a fear of doctors and hospitals." |
| The court heard that in December 2009 Hamzah got worse. His mother said he was still wearing nappies, could not speak and would communicate in what she described as "babble". | The court heard that in December 2009 Hamzah got worse. His mother said he was still wearing nappies, could not speak and would communicate in what she described as "babble". |
| 'Completely numb' | 'Completely numb' |
| Ms Hutton said: "He'd set off screaming and there was nothing you could do to stop him." | Ms Hutton said: "He'd set off screaming and there was nothing you could do to stop him." |
| She told police she would try feeding Hamzah because he wouldn't feed himself. | She told police she would try feeding Hamzah because he wouldn't feed himself. |
| Jurors heard that four weeks before he died he lost the power to walk and would lay in his cot. | Jurors heard that four weeks before he died he lost the power to walk and would lay in his cot. |
| She recalled that the night before his death, her son said to her "I love you mum. Are you all right mum?" as she stroked his head. | |
| The day her son died, Ms Hutton received a phone call from her eldest son Tariq Khan saying Hamzah was seriously ill, the court heard. | |
| She said when she arrived home from shopping Tariq said "look at his eyes" and as she tried to resuscitate him she realised he had died. | She said when she arrived home from shopping Tariq said "look at his eyes" and as she tried to resuscitate him she realised he had died. |
| "It's like dizziness closing in and out," she told detectives. | "It's like dizziness closing in and out," she told detectives. |
| "I felt completely numb and as each day passed I found it more and more difficult." | "I felt completely numb and as each day passed I found it more and more difficult." |
| Police asked Ms Hutton why she did not ring for an ambulance. She said: "Because he'd gone I didn't know what to say or do." | Police asked Ms Hutton why she did not ring for an ambulance. She said: "Because he'd gone I didn't know what to say or do." |
| She told police she stopped Tariq from ringing an ambulance saying she needed time to think. She later told people Hamzah had gone to live with relatives in Portsmouth. | She told police she stopped Tariq from ringing an ambulance saying she needed time to think. She later told people Hamzah had gone to live with relatives in Portsmouth. |
| The court heard Ms Hutton told officers she ordered a takeaway after her son died. She said she continued claiming child benefits in Hamzah's name and began drinking a litre of vodka a day. | The court heard Ms Hutton told officers she ordered a takeaway after her son died. She said she continued claiming child benefits in Hamzah's name and began drinking a litre of vodka a day. |
| 'Hand shaking' | 'Hand shaking' |
| Mr Dove told the court he saw vodka bottles in the kitchen and then went upstairs, where he could see a pile of soiled nappies which had "gone mouldy". | Mr Dove told the court he saw vodka bottles in the kitchen and then went upstairs, where he could see a pile of soiled nappies which had "gone mouldy". |
| On entering Ms Hutton's bedroom, the officer saw two cots and initially did not see Hamzah. | On entering Ms Hutton's bedroom, the officer saw two cots and initially did not see Hamzah. |
| He told jurors he was looking for evidence of child neglect and cruelty. | |
| Mr Dove said: "The bedding was all soaked. The place was in such a state. I've never seen anything like it." | Mr Dove said: "The bedding was all soaked. The place was in such a state. I've never seen anything like it." |
| He then briefly left the house, before going back in to begin a search of the cots. | He then briefly left the house, before going back in to begin a search of the cots. |
| The detective told jurors he had to remove clothing, shoes and layers of blankets before finding Hamzah's body. | The detective told jurors he had to remove clothing, shoes and layers of blankets before finding Hamzah's body. |
| He said: "I was shocked, I thought is that real? I didn't expect to find a child." | He said: "I was shocked, I thought is that real? I didn't expect to find a child." |
| Hamzah's body was "mummified" and there were no signs of life, he explained. | |
| Mr Dove said: "My right hand starting shaking, wobbling, I had no control of it, so I grabbed it to calm myself down." | Mr Dove said: "My right hand starting shaking, wobbling, I had no control of it, so I grabbed it to calm myself down." |
| The detective told other officers what he had found. | The detective told other officers what he had found. |
| The prosecution has told the court Hamzah had starved to death as a result of his mother's neglect. | The prosecution has told the court Hamzah had starved to death as a result of his mother's neglect. |
| She denies one charge of manslaughter by gross negligence and claims her child died from natural causes. | She denies one charge of manslaughter by gross negligence and claims her child died from natural causes. |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |