Met Police Launch Review of Investigation Into Wimbledon School Crash

Published on July 4, 2024

The Metropolitan Police has launched a review of the investigation into the car crash at a school in Wimbledon, southwest London, which killed two 8-year-old girls, the force announced on Thursday. According to the Met, it opened the review after “concerns” were raised by the families of Nuria Sajjad and Selena Lau, who died after the crash at the Study Prep School on July 6, 2023. The Saijad and Lau families said they were “unconvinced” the investigation was conducted in a thorough fashion after it was announced last week that Claire Freemantle, the driver of the Land Rover, had suffered an epileptic seizure at the wheel and would therefore not face criminal charges....

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