A woman who killed two eight-year-old girls when her car crashed into a school in south-west London will not face criminal charges, the Metropolitan Police has said.
Nuria Sajjad and Selena Lau died when a Land Rover crashed into an end-of-term tea party at The Study Preparatory School in Wimbledon on 6 July 2023.
The families have been informed by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) the woman who was driving will not be charged as she had suffered an epileptic seizure.
Sixteen people were also treated for injuries.
Jaswant Narwal, from the CPS, said: “We have carefully considered this complex and sensitive case, taking into consideration all the material gathered as part of the lengthy and detailed police investigation.
“The driver of the vehicle had an epileptic seizure behind the wheel, which caused her to lose control of the vehicle which then drove into the school.”
There is no evidence the driver had ever suffered a similar seizure before and she had no previously diagnosed medical condition, she added.
In statement, the girls’ parents, Sajjad Butt, Smera Chohan, Franky Lau, Jessie Deng, said “so many lives were also irreparably shattered” that day.
“Hundreds of people – parents, teachers, children, neighbours, friends and family members – will ever lead ‘normal’ lives again,” they said.
“Some of us will never experience joy again.”
They said they felt the process had been “questionable” and they remained “unconvinced” that the investigation had been conducted thoroughly.
Claire Freemantle, the driver of the car that ploughed into the school, expressed her “deepest sorrow” and said she had “no recollection of what took place”.
