Father cleared of his son’s manslaughter, 16 years on

A father who was found not guilty of the manslaughter of his newborn son, 16 years after shaking the baby, said the "devastating" prosecution "turned my world upside down".

Father cleared of his son’s manslaughter, 16 years on

A tearful Allan Young, 36, of Stevenston in Ayrshire, Scotland, questioned whether the public interest was best served in attempting to convict him of the manslaughter of Michael Winn.

Glaswegian Mr Young broke down in tears at the Old Bailey as the jury returned a verdict of not guilty following more than 24 hours of deliberation.

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