"Owen Maughan, 27, had previously admitted to the manslaughter of Peter Maughan following the incident on New Barn Road, Dartford, Kent, on June 1 last year. His father, Patrick Maughan, 54, who was a front-seat passenger and accused of encouraging the act, was also cleared of murder but found guilty of manslaughter by a jury at Maidstone Crown Court on Thursday."
"The trial had heard that Owen and Patrick Maughan chased the car down the A2 in Kent for several miles. There was shouting between the two cars before Owen Maughan drove into the wrong lane and clipped the Ford pick-up truck at about 60mph, and the car rolled over multiple times, the court heard. Peter Maughan was in the back of the car with his one-year-old sister Annarica Mahon, while their mother Hayley, Owen Maughan's cousin, was in the front passenger seat."
Owen Maughan, 27, admitted manslaughter of four-year-old Peter Maughan after a deliberate collision on New Barn Road, Dartford, on June 1. Patrick Maughan, 54, a front-seat passenger, was found guilty of manslaughter; both were cleared of murder. The cars chased each other along the A2 and shouting occurred before Owen drove into the wrong lane, clipping the Ford pick-up at about 60mph and causing it to roll multiple times. Peter, thrown from the vehicle, died of severe head, chest and abdominal injuries. A one-year-old sister was also in the back; the driver suffered catastrophic injuries and is unlikely to walk again.
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