A police officer has been charged after a child actor and his aunt died after being hit by a car during a high-speed chase. Met Police officer PC Edward Welch, 32, faces four charges, including two counts of causing death by dangerous driving after Makayah McDermott and Rozanne Cooper were killed nearly five years ago.
Joshua Dobby - the estranged son of a millionaire - ploughed into talented 10-year-old Makayah and his aunt Ms Cooper, 34, after losing control of the stolen Ford Focus in August 2016, his trial heard.
He drove four times over the speed limit of 20mph, the wrong way down a one way street and was still travelling at 50mph as he mounted the kerb.
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