Police charge youth over nine-year-old's car death
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Your support makes all the difference.Police were yesterday questioning a 16-year-old youth after a 9-year-old girl was knocked down and killed by a stolen car.
Teleri Bethan West died instantly when the blue Vauxhall Nova struck her after mounting the pavement opposite her home at Morganstown, near Cardiff, on Wednesday night. Sean Rogers, 14, a neighbour who was with her, suffered serious leg and pelvic injuries, and was detained in Cardiff Royal Infirmary.
Officers said the arrested driver of the car later failed a breath test, and a youth was being questioned at Fairwater police station in the city. A police spokeswoman said: "We need to speak to any witnesses of this very tragic accident. We are particularly anxious to trace the occupants of a maroon-coloured car which was in the vicinity."
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