Death of boy, 6, in crash led to tribute from United star - but woman at the wheel won't face criminal sanctions
A little boy whose death led to tributes from Manchester United star Marcus Rashford lost his life after a driver 'failed to concentrate' on the road, a jury has ruled. Kidus Wondwosen, six, who had dreams of becoming a police officer, was his bike near his home in Hulme when he was hit by 34-year-old Jenefer Ebosele.
On Wednesday jurors ruled, by a majority, that she had caused Kidus's death by driving without due care and attention. Ms Ebosele was not in the dock during the trial - and will not face criminal sanctions or be disqualified from driving.The court heard that at about 6pm on August 9, 2020, Kidus was riding his bike near his home. Ms Ebosele turned right on Stretford Road into Wilmott Road, before turning right again into Chevril Close.
A road collision reconstruction expert concluded Ms Ebosele was driving below the 20mph speed limit at the time, but said there was a five-second ‘window of opportunity’ for her to see the boy. Defence collision expert Peter Davey argued the collision was 'unavoidable', while her barrister Liam Walker KC said Ms Ebosele 'didn't have enough time to stop'.
“I won’t see my child go to university and grow up to be the amazing person they were meant to be. It’s not right for my child to die before me, that’s not the natural order of things. I have to do this and I can’t forgive you.” “You will understand I do not for one moment minimise the gravity of the incident and the harm caused, but this appeared to be a one-off for a 34-year-old woman with no previous convictions who was going about her daily work as a carer,” Judge Savill added.
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