Dad of 15-year-old killed by teens blamed the boy's grieving mother for his death - he trashed her car, shouted abuse and sent image of her holding son's hand in coffin

The father of a 15-year-old killed by teenagers blamed the boy's grieving mother for his death - trashing her car, shouting abuse at her, sharing an intimate picture of her on WhatsApp and sending an image of her holding her son's hand in his coffin. Ian Nice wept from the dock on Wednesday (June 15) after Bolton Magistrates' Court heard the difficult details of his 'nuclear fallout' with ex Laura Tansey following the passing of their son Reece.

The pair were in a relationship for 18 years and had two children, including Reece. The Bolton teenager died after being stabbed six times by 16-year-old James White on May 4, 2021.

White was found guilty of murder and jailed for 15 years following a trial last autumn, while 16-year-old Mark Nuttall - who was also present - was sentenced to six years for manslaughter. The Farnworth pair were named in February after court orders giving them anonymity were overturned, following applications made by the Manchester Evening News and the Bolton News .

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The court heard Nice focused his anger on former partner Ms Tansey. Prosecutor Richard Blackburn described how Nice targeted her three times over the course of a week in January - two months after their son's killers had been convicted.

He said: "These offences have been committed against a tragic background that their son, Reece, was murdered in 2021 and the defendant for some time has laid blame for that on the complainant, his former partner."

The court heard that on January 10, Ms Tansey was having breakfast with a friend in the café at Bolton town centre's Morrisons. She was spotted by Nice.

Mr Blackburn said Nice began to shout: "She