Bid to find man who tried to help Penge police chase crash family

Makayah McDermott: The boy died in the crash
Mark Chandler3 September 2016
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Police want to trace a motorcyclist who stopped to help a family when they were hit by a car during a police chase in south London.

Child actor Makayah McDermott, 10, and his aunt Rosie Cooper, 34, died after they were hit by a Ford Focus as they walked to a Penge park.

Makayah’s two sisters and Ms Cooper’s eight-year-old daughter were also injured and later released from hospital.

The twins were trapped underneath the black car but managed to crawl out when bystanders lifted the car off them.

Following the crash, police have launched a fresh appeal for witnesses.

Rozanne Cooper: Makayah's aunt also died
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In particular, detectives want to trace a motorcyclist who stopped to try and help the casualties.

He was white and was wearing a pair of shorts and a white crash helmet, police say.

An online fund-raising page in support of the family has raised just under £8,000.

Joshua Dobby, 23, of no fixed address, has been charged with two counts of causing death by dangerous driving.

He is also accused of one count of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, two counts of causing death by driving while unlicensed and uninsured, and two counts of aggravated vehicle-taking.

Anyone with information should call the Met's Roads and Transport Policing Command on 101 or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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