Woman charged over Wimbledon school crash that killed two girls

A woman has been charged following a reinvestigation into a crash that led to the deaths of two eight-year-old schoolgirls.

Claire Freemantle drove the Land Rover that went through the railings of The Study Prep school in Wimbledon as pupils and their parents were celebrating the last day of term on the lawn.

Selena Lau and Nuria Sajjad were killed and others were injured.

The 48-year-old was charged with two counts of causing death by dangerous driving and seven offences of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

Freemantle indicated through lawyers that she will plead not guilty to the charges when she appears at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 16 June.

Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/woman-charged-after-car-crashed-into-wimbledon-school-in-2023-killing-two-girls-13537955

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