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Trial of man accused over Leigh baby's crash death postponed
The trial of a man accused of killing a baby girl during a crash in a car park has been postponed until next Naghi, 34, faces two charges of causing the death of six-month-old Sophia Kelemen by dangerous driving and causing death by careless driving while unfit through Sophia, from Leigh, near Wigan, died after being hit in a car park in Tenby, Wales on 2 January Catherine Richards, sitting at Swansea Crown Court, said delaying the trail was "regretful" but argued it was necessary to allow for more expert evidence to be who previously lived in Wigan, was released on bail.
Naghi, now of Rondini Avenue, Luton, spoke through an interpreter to confirm his name and enter a plea during a brief hearing on judge agreed an application to adjourn the trial until 5 January, Crowther KC appeared for the prosecution while John Hipkin KC represented the the incident, Sophia was airlifted to the University Hospital of Wales and underwent emergency inquest opening at Pembrokeshire Coroner's Court in January heard Sophia died of an "intracranial haemorrhage" caused by a road traffic collision.
Sophia's father Alex Keleman, 27, has said his family had been left "devastated" by her death and described his experience as being like "a horror movie".The family had taken some final holiday photographs and had packed their bags and were preparing to head home when the incident happened.
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