Mother involved in fatal accident further remanded

18 January 2016 12:32 pm

The suspect woman, who had allegedly committed the offense of aiding and abetting the 15 year-old her son to drive a car, during which a 10-year-old girl and her 47-year-old mother were fatally run over on a pedestrian crossing on the Baseline Road last Saturday night, was further remanded till January 28 by the additional Magistrate Chandana Kalansooriya today.

The suspect Shakila Banu Mohammad Farook was alleged to have been teaching her son on driving, while the accident had occurred.

The15-year-old boy was earlier produced before the Magistrate and remanded till January 29.

The boy, who was at the wheel, had fled the scene after the accident and later arrested by the Police after he surrendered to the Dematagoda Police. (Shehan Chamika)



 

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