Overview
- The Crown Prosecution Service, which announced the move Friday, charged Claire Freemantle, 49, with two counts of causing death by dangerous driving and seven counts of causing serious injury.
- The case stems from the July 6, 2023 collision at The Study Prep School in Wimbledon, where a Land Rover entered the grounds during an end‑of‑term event, killing eight‑year‑olds Nuria Sajjad and Selena Lau and injuring others.
- The charges follow a Metropolitan Police review requested by the families and a reinvestigation launched in October 2024 that produced significant new evidence for prosecutors.
- Freemantle is due at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on June 16, and her lawyers say she will plead not guilty, citing an epileptic seizure and loss of consciousness before the crash.
- The Independent Office for Police Conduct is separately probing the original Met inquiry for possible misconduct, including claims of false or misleading information and race‑influenced treatment, and the Met has apologized and pledged reforms to collision investigations.