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Woman in court over fatal Wimbledon school crash
Key takeaways
- Nuria Sajjad and Selena Lau died after a Land Rover driven by Claire Freemantle crashed into an end-of-term tea party on the lawn of The Study Preparatory School in Wimbledon on 6 July 2023.
- Freemantle appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court, where she faced two charges of causing death by dangerous driving and seven counts of causing serious injury to other parents and children.
- The parents of Nuria and Selena and others who were injured that day were in the public gallery to witness the 49-year-old's first court appearance.
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Lucy Manning Special correspondent Selana Lau's family Nuria Sajjad and Selena Lau were killed in July 2023The driver of the car which crashed into the grounds of a south-west London school killing two eight-year-old girls has appeared in court.
Nuria Sajjad and Selena Lau died after a Land Rover driven by Claire Freemantle crashed into an end-of-term tea party on the lawn of The Study Preparatory School in Wimbledon on 6 July 2023.
Freemantle appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court, where she faced two charges of causing death by dangerous driving and seven counts of causing serious injury to other parents and children.
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