A WOMAN who lost her husband after he was given unnecessary chemotherapy treatment watched their son give an emotional performance to mark the 10th anniversary of his death.

Ten-year-old Thomas Lloyd joined singer Suzannah James on stage at Stand Unitarian Chapel to raise funds for St Ann's Hospice, in Little Hulton.

The pair sang "Teen Angel", a song about angels, and there wasn't a dry eye in the house.

Thomas's mum, Amanda Lloyd, said: "The singing was inspirational. There were a lot of hankies out in the audience and plenty of goosebumps."

Amanda (41), who is a summer school leader at the Ringley Road church in Whitefield, vowed to hold a charity event 10 years after her husband, Brian Richardson, died.

Brian was aged just 35 when he died of a heart attack in July 1994 after a second dose of chemotherapy treatment at Christie Hospital.

The treatment was given after he had a cancerous tumour removed at North Manchester General Hospital, but after the first dose he complained of chest pains.

A second dose was given to Brian despite his complaints and he suffered three subsequent heart attacks and died.

A post mortem revealed that all traces of cancer had been removed so the chemotherapy was unnecessary.

Amanda and Thomas, who was just a few months old when his father died, were awarded £200,000 by Christie's in an out-of-court settlement in 2001.

Amanda, who lives in Prestwich, remarried and has a seven-year-old daughter Jennifer.

The singing event, entitled A Big Family Music Bash, was organised by St Ann's Hospice Fundraising Group and also featured teenager Josh Little and children from Whitefield-based drama group Kastkidz.

It raised £600 for the hospice and there is a second event already planned for next month to raise funds for The Laura Crane Trust, which supports research into teenage cancers.

Musical Mania, performed by the Alyson Livesey Academy of Dance and Drama in Whitefield, takes place at Radcliffe Civic Suite on June 11 and 12.