Article 5VFHQ Dylan Scanlon: death of five-year-old boy in Oldham to be reviewed

Dylan Scanlon: death of five-year-old boy in Oldham to be reviewed

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Josh Halliday North of England correspondent
from World news | The Guardian on (#5VFHQ)

A child safeguarding review will look into case as Greater Manchester police investigation continues

The death of a five-year-old boy whose family had had previous contact with authorities is to be reviewed by child safeguarding experts.

Dylan Scanlon, a happy, funny and cheeky little boy", was pronounced dead by emergency services who responded to an incident at his home in Oldham on New Year's Eve.

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