Dylan Scanlon was pronounced dead by emergency services in Elm Road, Limeside, on 31 December...

Published: 12:27 am March 20, 2022
Updated: 6:45 am October 8, 2025
A Woman Has Been Charged With Murdering A Five-year-old Boy Who Was Found Dead At A House In Oldham

Dylan Scanlon was pronounced dead by emergency services in Elm Road, Limeside, on 31 December last year, Greater Manchester Police said. Claire Scanlon, 36, of Oldham, has been charged with his murder and will appear at Manchester Magistrates’ Court later. Following his death, Dylan’s father, Gary Keenan, described his son as “happy, funny and cheeky”. “[He] was full of excitement – especially about doing new things,” he added.

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