Attorney General refuses to order charges in Jade Rice and Daniel Atkinson Bradley death crash case

Nov 7 2009 by Sam Casey, Huddersfield Daily Examiner

PARENTS of two teenagers killed in a road crash have been dealt another heartbreaking blow in their quest for justice.

The Attorney General, Baroness Scotland QC, has refused a request to order charges to be brought against the driver of a car that crashed, killing 17-year-olds Jade Rice and Daniel Atkinson.

They died when Mohammed Tanwir’s Toyota struck a tree and lamp-post on Bradley Road in Bradley on January 29, 2006.

The families of the two youngsters have been campaigning since their deaths for charges to be brought.

A dangerous driving charge against Mr Tanwir was dropped in November 2006 because of insufficient evidence presented by the Crown Prosecution Service.

In February last year magistrates threw out a charge of failing to stop after an accident.

A verdict of unlawful killing at the inquest into the two teenagers’ deaths in September last year gave the families new hope that they may be able to seek court action.

But the Attorney General has ruled that she can not refer the case to court.

Daniel’s mum, Linda Adams, said: “We expected good news. To get this shatters you.

“It feels like it did that first day, when the police knocked on the door to tell us what had happened. It’s a kick in the teeth.

“It’s like no-one is listening.

“Two kids have lost their lives and people that have the power to do something about it are just ignoring our calls.”