Man admits manslaughter over boy's crash death
BBCA man initially charged with murder after a 15-year-old boy was killed in a crash involving a car and an electric bike has admitted manslaughter.
After jurors at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court failed to reach a verdict on the murder charge, 59-year-old Terence King pleaded guilty to the alternative count.
The court heard Devon Simmonds died in the collision on 22 July 2025 in Rowrah Crescent, Middleton.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), which said it would now consider whether to seek a retrial on the murder charge, must present its decision at a further court hearing on 10 February.
King was remanded in custody.
If the CPS drops the murder charge, he will be sentenced for manslaughter at a later date.
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