Woman in court over body find

A woman has appeared in court charged with manslaughter and preventing the burial of a corpse in connection with the discovery a young boy's body.

Amanda Hutton, 42, appeared at Bradford Magistrates Court with her son Tariq Khan, 24, who is also accused of preventing the burial of a body.

The pair were arrested in connection with the discovery of the decomposed body of four-and-half-year-old Hamza Khan at a house in Bradford, West Yorkshire, more than a year ago.

Police were called to the house in the Heaton area of the city in September 2011.

Hutton is also facing a number of other charges. Hutton, of Farcliffe Road, Bradford, and Khan, of Bradford Road, Bradford, were both given conditional bail and will appear at Bradford Crown Court on March 19.

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