"Ashenafei Demissie, 53, had been sat inside his Volkswagen ID.4 car outside his flat in Borough when it struck Fareed Amir and also seriously injured his own 12-year-old son Raphael. He has claimed that a fault on the car caused it to move unexpectedly, and it has been asserted by his defence that he did not press the accelerator and the car moved of its own accord."
"On Wednesday, a Metropolitan Police traffic collision investigator told the court the incident was a case of pedal misapplication by the defendant and he found no evidence of a fault. Giving evidence at the Old Bailey, Mr Demissie recalled how he had placed the vehicle into park mode' while talking to Fareed's mother, Rosa, who was a close family friend of 17 years."
"Mr Knight asked: During the time you were parked up did you meet your feet? to which he responded: Not before it started moving but after it starts . You describe the car as jumping, will you able to tell how fast it went?, Mr Knight asked. It happened within a second like boom, Mr Demissie said. He added that he had subsequently hit the brake two to three times, with the car brought to a stop after it collided with several other parked vehicles."
A Volkswagen ID.4 accelerated suddenly outside a Borough flat, striking and killing five-year-old Fareed Amir and seriously injuring a 12-year-old. Driver Ashenafei Demissie told court he placed the vehicle in park and denied pressing the accelerator, claiming the car moved of its own accord. A Metropolitan Police traffic collision investigator concluded the incident was pedal misapplication by the defendant and found no evidence of a vehicle fault. Demissie described the car as having "jumped," said his feet were stationary, and said he hit the brake two to three times before the car stopped after hitting other parked vehicles. Fareed was taken to Guy's Hospital, where he later died.
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