28-01-2025
Land Rover driver in Wimbledon crash that killed two girls is re-arrested
A driver whose Land Rover crashed into a school in Wimbledon, south-west London, killing two young girls, has been re-arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving.
The 48-year-old woman was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and is in custody, police said.
Nuria Sajjad and Selena Lau, both eight, died in the incident at the school while celebrating the last day of the summer term.
The Crown Prosecution Service, following an investigation by the Roads and Transport Policing Command, had initially decided that the driver should face no further action after a 'lengthy and detailed police investigation'.
However the Metropolitan Police launched a review of its investigation into the deaths of the two girls after the children's families challenged this decision.
Saj Butt, Nuria's father, previously said: 'No parent should ever have to go through the pain my wife Smera and I have experienced over the past 15 months.
'The initial investigation seemed flawed and left so many unanswered questions.
'While we know nothing will bring Nuria back, we hope this new investigation will finally uncover what really happened on July 6 2023, and at last allow us, and the hundreds of others affected by what happened, to begin some sort of healing process.'
Jessie Deng, the mother of Selena Lau, said: 'All we have ever wanted is a thorough and open investigation for Selena, Nuria and the other families whose lives were turned upside down one summer afternoon, whatever the outcome might be.'
Detectives are now appealing for further information from any witnesses.
Det Supt Basford said: 'I would like to take this opportunity to appeal to any witnesses or individuals with information who are yet to speak to police to please come forward.
'Were you attending the local golf course or driving in or around the area of the Study Prep School in Wimbledon at the time of the collision? Did you see the vehicle – a distinctive gold Land Rover Defender – in the lead up to the collision?
'We believe there were people in the local area who have not been spoken to by police and remain unidentified. I would ask those individuals to please contact us.
'Our main priority is to ensure the lines of enquiry identified by the review are progressed. This is a live investigation and in order to maintain its integrity I can't go into further detail at this stage. I would urge people to avoid speculation.'
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