Learner driver jailed after killing girl in first lesson

A LEARNER driver who crashed and killed a nine-year-old girl while on her first driving lesson has been jailed for two years.

Thu, 22 Dec, 2011 - 00:00

Alistair Keely

Beatrice Mawamba, aged 34, panicked and careered down a narrow alleyway into a grassed courtyard while taking a lesson with her husband, Leeds Crown Court heard.

The court was told she crushed to death nine-year-old Shamirah Grant and injured two other girls, one seriously.

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Courts Place: Leopold Grove Place: Chapeltown Place: Leeds Person: Beatrice Mawamba Person: Shamirah Grant Person: Mawamba Person: Michael Smith Person: Smith Person: Openshaw Person: Gary Person: Jennifer Grant Organisation: Leeds Crown Court

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