Mother relives horror at inquest for 4-year-old who died in tumble dryer

A WOMAN broke down in tears as she described the moment she found her four-year-old son dead inside a tumble dryer.

Sonny Gibson was discovered inside the machine by his mother, Anne, at the family home in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, on July 26 last year.

At an inquest into his death at Derby Coroner’s Court, Mrs Gibson said she returned home that morning after spending the night at a friend’s house.

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