'Presents under the Christmas tree' as mum and children died in petrol bomb horror

Manchester Evening News - Oct 11, 2026

Nine years after four children were killed in a petrol bomb attack on their Walkden home, an eight-week inquest at Bolton Coroners' Court hears the voice of their late mum, Michelle Pearson - exposing how police dropped charges against killer Zak Bolland weeks before the tragedy.

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