A former NHS doctor has appeared in court accused of manslaughter over the death of a patient at the Royal Oldham Hospital.
27.01.2022 - 03:21 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A mum was murdered by her son who poured petrol on her and sparked a deadly fire after a 'furious' argument, prosecutors allege.
Mark See, 34, is on trial accused of murdering his mother Sandra See, after a blaze ripped through the bungalow they shared on
He denies murder and is expected to say the death was a 'terrible accident', according to Manchester Evening News.
The 63-year-old's body was 'incinerated' in the flames and she had to be identified by a metal plate in her leg, Manchester Crown Court heard.
Minutes after the fire took hold, her son drove away from the house in Darras Road in Gorton, Manchester, and was discovered hours later lying in the fetal position in a churchyard by police.
Jurors were told that Mr See had returned home after a 'normal' day at work on July 12, to the home he also shared with his girlfriend, Natalie Hughes, who was Ms See's full time carer.
She needed a Zimmer frame to get around after surgery following a fall.
Mr See, who worked as a driver collecting and delivering furniture, had returned with a one litre bottle of whiskey and two bottles of coke.
During the evening he became 'increasingly abusive' to Ms Hughes and his mother, prosecutor Francis FitzGibbon QC said.
"He was pressuring his mother to drink with him, she didn't want to but she went along with it and did anyway," the prosecutor said.
They also drank some Guinness, and at one point Mr See 'demanded' £100 from his mother to buy more alcohol.
"She refused to give it to him," the QC added.
Ms Hughes saw him go into the kitchen and heard 'banging noises', before he returned with something partly concealed by his back.
He had a six pint milk carton which he used to store petrol for a lawnmower, jurors heard. Shortly after, she
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