A father has admitted killing his 13-year-old son by giving him a morphine tablet when the boy complained that he was feeling ill. Kevin Morton gave his son Kye Backhouse an extremely strong painkiller, a court heard - a mistake which he says he will 'have to try and live with it for the rest of my life'. He could now face jail after pleading guilty to manslaughter over the teenager's death at Preston Crown Court. Tragedy: Kevin Morton, right, has admitted killing his son Kye Backhouse, left, by giving him morphine 'Happy-go-lucky' Kye was found dead at his home in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria in October last year.Kevin Morton gave Kye Backhouse a strong painkiller when he was illThe teenager subsequently died and his father has admitted manslaughterMorton, 49, faces jail when he is sentenced next month
Death: _, 23, complained of feeling unwell before his father gave him the strong painkiller.