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Witness Testifies as Jury Hears Case of Teen Killed by Car in Middleton E‑Bike Collision

Prosecutors say Terrence King chose to drive at speed toward 15-year-old Devon Simmonds-Caines after the e‑bike had been taken earlier that day.

Overview

  • On the second day of the trial at Minshull Street Crown Court, a teenager said to be the robbery victim described the earlier confrontation over the e‑bike and later seeing paramedics perform CPR.
  • CCTV played to jurors shows Devon riding along Rowrah Crescent, making a short U‑turn and stopping on the pavement before a Vauxhall Insignia mounts the curb, hits him, and crashes into a garden.
  • Prosecutor Michael Hayton KC argued the driver acted in temper, deliberately steering toward the boy, maintaining speed, and showing no signs of braking before impact.
  • The collision occurred just before noon on July 22, 2025, on a 20mph residential road, and Devon died from multiple injuries.
  • Terrence King, 59, of Castlerrigg Drive, denies murder and an alternative charge of manslaughter, and the jury trial continues without a verdict.