A police officer has been cleared of causing the death of a 4-year-old boy and his aunt during a high speed chase in London
PC Edward Welch, 34, was pursuing a stolen Ford Focus in Penge on August 31, 2016 when it mounted the pavement and hit child actor Makayah McDermott and Rozanne Cooper.During the six-minute chase through residential and one-way streets, Welch reached speeds of up to 60mph.Welch denied two counts of causing death by driving, two counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, and an alternative charge of dangerous driving.
Welch said that on the day in question he was told that a lost or stolen Ford Focus had activated a traffic camera on Penge High Street. He stuck on his blue lights and sirens as he searched the local area including "crime hotspots" but did not find the car.The scene after the collision.He told jurors: "There was traffic in front of us in Avenue Road, so I activated my blue lights and sirens to safely facilitate myself through the traffic towards the subject vehicle.
Dobby was later convicted of two counts of manslaughter by gross negligence and one count of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
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