‘I was trying to protect the public,’ says cop being tried for deaths caused by a joyrider

A police officer told a court he was trying to protect the public when he chased a joyrider who crashed into a child actor and his aunt, killing them both. PC Edward Welch, 34, was pursuing Joshua Dobby, who careered down a 20 mph street at 60mph in a stolen a Ford Focus on 31 August 2016. Dobby lost control, mounted the pavement crushed to death Rozanne Cooper, 34 and her nephew Makayah Dermott, 10. A third child was also…