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Daily Mirror
a day ago
- Daily Mirror
Doctor who killed dad-of-two in Hargrave car smash 'while late for work' jailed
Dr Hammanjulde Hammawa, 65, changed his plea to guilty and was jailed for three years over the death of Maciej Stepien following a trial at Northampton Crown Court A doctor who killed a dad-of-two in a head-on crash as he was running late for work has been jailed for three years. Dr Hammanjulde Hammawa, 65, crossed double white lines to overtake a lorry in his black Mercedes as he raced to work. He ploughed into a silver Yamaha motorbike being driven by Maciej Stepien on the B645 near the village of Hargrave, Northants. Mr Stepien, a technical engineer who had celebrated his 40th birthday days earlier, died at the scene of the crash which happened on November 29, 2022. Hammawa, a vascular consultant, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. He initially denied the charge but later changed his plea to guilty and was jailed for three years at Northampton Crown Court on Friday . The court heard he had been due at the Irthlingborough Nene Clinic, Northants., but was running late on the morning of the fatal crash. At the sentencing hearing, a poignant victim impact statement was read out by Mr Stepien's wife Joanna paying tribute to the "wonderful father and role model". She said: 'Maciej wasn't just a statistic, or just another senseless casualty of dangerous and irresponsible driving. 'Maciej was a very rare and extraordinary man of many talents, skills and passions, and a great personality. He was a technical engineer and head of IT at a company based in Cambridgeshire where he was responsible for all the IT systems, servers, software and hardware, as well as developing new products and services, and supervising staff. 'He was a man of superior intelligence. His co-workers called him 'magic', as he could always find a solution to any problem, no matter how complex. 'He also loved helping people. In his youth he was a volunteer fire-fighter and throughout his life he was always available whenever someone he knew needed a helping hand. 'It is truly heartbreaking that his life was cut short when there was so much ahead of him. My husband was my best friend; he knew me better than anyone else. 'He was also a wonderful father and a great role model to our children who were only four and six when he passed away. There will be no more memories. Their wish for Santa to bring Daddy back will never come true. 'One day, and way too soon, Mr Hammawa's sentence will come to an end; we on the other hand will be left with this pain and emptiness forever. My husband's death came way too soon. We were completely unprepared to part our ways. Maciej brought so much love and laughter and happiness into our lives and now he is gone forever. 'It is still difficult to fully comprehend that he is not coming back. We will miss him and feel his unbearable absence for the rest of our lives.' Detective Constable Lee Norton, from Northamptonshire Police 's Serious Collision Investigation Team, said: 'Maciej died because of one person's decision to make a dangerous overtaking manoeuvre and I truly hope Mr Hammawa understands the pain he has caused as a result of his reckless actions that day. 'This case is a lesson to all road users to ensure you allow yourself enough time for any journey you wish to make. On this day, Mr Hammawa did not do this, instead making a split second decision in his rush not to be late that cost Maciej his life. 'No sentence can ever make up for the loss of Maciej.'
BBC News
2 days ago
- BBC News
Northamptonshire police officers honoured for rescuing man
Two police officers have described how "instinct took over" when they dragged an injured man from a burning car moments before it Callum Simpson and PC Anna O'Donoghue, of Northamptonshire Police, came across a vehicle that had crashed into a fuel pump at high speed."We weren't sent to the job, we didn't have any time to come up with a plan of action," said PC O' pair have been recognised for their actions with a nomination at the National Police Bravery Awards. They were driving along the A45 in Wellingborough in December 2023 when they saw a petrol station on fire, so pulled over."We didn't expect anybody to be trapped inside the vehicle. As soon as we got out, we heard this awful scream, a cry for help," said PC O'Donoghue."We ran towards the car and saw a man trying to drag another badly injured, unconscious man out of the burning car."They managed to drag the driver out of the vehicle to safety just in time, as flames soon engulfed the car, followed by a series of officers gave first aid to the injured driver, despite the fire burning out of control close Simpson said: "We didn't have time to think about anything, we just wanted to get him as far away as possible."PC O'Donoghue added: "Sometimes when you have too much time to think, you over-think, but in that split second, your instinct takes over."Being emergency responders, we save life and limb. How could we not run towards the burning car? We had to."She said it was a "surprise" to be nominated for a bravery award."Every day in this job you do things which are traumatic and impactful and you very rarely get recognised for good work," she said."So to be nominated as the bravest of Northants – it feels surreal, and maybe a bit unnecessary, but it's really nice."Northamptonshire Police Federation chair Sam Dobbs said: "Callum and Anna displayed incredible bravery to pull the driver from a burning vehicle."There is no doubt in my mind that their quick-thinking and heroic actions saved the driver's life. We couldn't be prouder of them." Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
5 days ago
- BBC News
Two teenagers arrested after series of fires in Corby
Two 16-year-old boys have been arrested following a series of suspected arsons across a town, a fire service said. Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service said Northamptonshire Police arrested the teenagers on suspicion of arson following incidents in Corby. The fires took place at The Great Oakley estate, in a field and by a set of woods adjacent to Uppingham Road, it said. The service added that it was called at about 21:00 BST on Thursday to a field fire in the town. Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
ITV News
6 days ago
- Politics
- ITV News
Harry Dunn's mum meets chair of long-awaited review into government's handling of her son's death
The mother of Harry Dunn says she hopes it is the "beginning of the end" after meeting the chair of an independent review team who will investigate the government's handling of his death. Charlotte Charles met Dame Anne Owers at the Foreign Office in London ahead of her review into how the British government, led by the Conservatives at the time, dealt with the case. Mr Dunn, 19, died after the motorbike he was riding collided with a car driven by American citizen, Anne Sacoolas, who was travelling on the wrong side of the road outside RAF Croughton, a US military base in Northamptonshire, in August 2019. Ms Sacoolas was not arrested at the scene as Northamptonshire Police believed the 'necessity test' had not been met and she was able to leave the UK under diplomatic immunity laws 19 days after the crash - something the force has since apologised for. The family say they felt let down by the former regime when they turned to them for help to bring her to justice after a campaign lasting three years. Ms Sacoolas eventually pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving via video link in December 2022, and received an eight-month suspended prison sentence. Now an independent review will be carried out by Dame Anne Owers after it was given the go-ahead by Foreign Secretary David Lammy this week. On her meeting with Dame Owers, Ms Charles said afterwards: "I feel it went as well as I hoped for. She seems like a trustworthy person. "She was calm. She wanted to know about Harry, she wanted to learn about him as a person and she really was fundamentally interested in where my fight and where my campaign was born from." Radd Sieger, the spokesperson for the family, said: "When we lost Harry, we were determined to do two things, one was obviously to get justice for the family which we eventually did, but the other part was to leave him as many legacies as we could to ensure his loss was not in vain. "We want to work with Dame Anne in all that she does to ensure that lessons are learned. "No family should have to rely on its community, the media or the great British public to help get justice, it should be the people in government. So we will work with Dame Anne and help her and ensure no stone is left unturned and that no family goes through what this poor family has gone through. Ms Charles added: "I think this is the beginning of the end. The promise that I made to Harry on the night that he died, that justice would be done, ended up expanding quite considerably. "It became a promise really to the country as well to make sure that I would do everything that I could to just to make sure that the way we were treated wouldn't happen to anyone else. "So it became very wide and varied but I really do feel now with everything we've achieved so far that this really is the beginning of the last thing I can do so that Harry's death does lead to change."
Indian Express
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
YouTubers Angryginge, Chazza and SamHam detained for allegedly causing damage to F1 car at British Grand Prix
YouTuber Angryginge, whose actual name is Morgan Burtwistle, has been arrested by the Northamptonshire police with other YouTubers 'Chazza' and 'SamHam' on suspicion of causing damage worth of 30,000 pounds to a F1 car at Silverstone (A village West of Northamptonshire) which has been at display as part of British Grand Prix. 'On Friday, July 4, Northamptonshire Police received a report that a classic Formula 1 car on display at Silverstone Circuit during the British Grand Prix event had sustained several thousands of pounds worth of damage, which was alleged to have been caused by someone accessing the display stand and climbing into the vehicle,' said a policeman as per Daily Star. 'Officers carried out initial inquiries, and suspects were identified. Three men, aged 23, 25 and 27, were arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage to a vehicle and taken into police custody,' the Policeman further added. 'A Silverstone spokesperson said they had issued a trespass notice and banned the trio from the Grand Prix,' quoted the English publication The Telegraph. The video circulated on social media showed Chazza's real name is Charlie Clark, entering the cockpit of an F1 car, which is on display in Silverstone. 'I think the suspension on the car has just gone,' said Angryginge on the video. Post the incident the three of them were held in a cell, and were released with no further action taken. 'I'm genuinely traumatised,' Angryginge told followers. 'For sitting in a car, they got us, you don't do that at F1. 'They locked us up for watching somebody else sitting in a car – they locked SamHam up for watching somebody else sit in a car. They locked Chazza up for sitting in a car, criminal damage, they tried to say. 30 grand, they tried to say…' said Angryginge. 'Angryginge is one of the most popular streamers in the UK and has featured at Baller League, a shorter form of football with emphasis on streaming and integration of celebrities,' quoted the Telegraph.
