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A detective who found the mummified body of a four-year-old boy has told a court that at first he thought the child was not real.
Det Con Richard Dove was giving evidence at the trial of Amanda Hutton, who denies the manslaughter of her son Hamzah Khan.
Bradford Crown Court heard Hamzah's remains were found in a cot in his mother's bedroom in Bradford, in 2011.
The jury has heard how he had been starved to death two years earlier.
DC Dove told the court that when he arrived at Ms Hutton's house it was a tip.
He said the smell was "like rubbish, mixed with sweat, mixed with urine".
The court heard the officer could not enter the sitting room because rubbish was blocking the door and he could see vodka bottles in the kitchen.
'Hand shaking'
He then went upstairs, where he could see a pile of soiled nappies which had "gone mouldy", the jury heard.
On entering Ms Hutton's bedroom, the officer saw two cots and initially did not see Hamzah.
He told jurors was looking for evidence of child neglect and cruelty.
DC Dove said: "The bedding was all soaked. The place was in such a state. I've never seen anything like it".
He then briefly left the house, before going back in to begin a search of the cots.
The detective told jurors he had to remove clothing, shoes and layers of blankets before finding Hamzah's body.
He said: " I was shocked, I thought is that real? I didn't expect to find a child."
Hamzah's body was "mummified" and that there were no signs of life, he explained.
DC Dove said: "My right hand starting shaking, wobbling, I had no control of it, so I grabbed it to calm myself down".
The detective told other officers what he had found.
The jury has heard how he had died almost two years earlier, in December 2009.
The prosecution has told the court Hamzah had starved to death as a result of his mother's neglect.
She denies one charge of manslaughter by gross negligence and claims her child died from natural causes.
The trial continues.
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