The court was told about an incident in 2020 in which Mr Speakman was warned by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) about the use of another piece of farm machinery with a lifting bucket attached.
Albie Speakman died from catastrophic injuries after Neil Speakman, 39, reversed a telehandler into him on his farm in Bury on July 16, 2022.
The trial heard Mr Speakman was interviewed by police and said Albie 'knew not to go near anything'.
After discovering he had reversed into Albie, Mr Speakman ran into the house and asked his partner to call an ambulance, the trial heard.
Dad who ran over son, 3, with tractor fist-pumps as he's found not guilty A dad who fatally ran over his three-year-old son with a defective tractor pumped his fists in court as he was found not guilty of manslaughter.
