Joyrider kills two – cop chasing him has to stand trial, jury clear him in two hours

A police officer has been cleared of causing the deaths of an aspiring child actor and his aunt as he chased the joyrider who killed them both. PC Edward Welch, 34, was pursuing Joshua Dobby, who careered down a 20mph street at 60mph in a stolen a Ford Focus in Penge, southeast London, on 31 August 2016. Dobby, then 23, lost control, mounted the pavement crushed to death Rozanne Cooper, 34 and her nephew Makayah Dermott, 10. Makayah had appeared…

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