A 48-year-old was rearrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving at a Wimbledon school a year and a half ago following a reopened investigation.
Two eight-year-old girls, Selena and Nuria, died when a Land Rover ran into the playground of the Study Prep School in July 2023, but the driver was released without charge when it was determined she had suffered an epileptic seizure.
However, concerns raised by the families of the two children led to the Metropolitan Police’s Special Crimes Review Group (SCRG) carrying out a review which revealed new lines of enquiry, followed by the female driver being arrested for a second time on Tuesday.
Detective Superintendent Lewis Basford, who is leading the investigation, said: “Our main priority is to ensure the lines of enquiry identified by the review are progressed.
“This is a live investigation and in order to maintain its integrity I can’t go into further detail at this stage.
“I would urge people to avoid speculation.”
The case was initially investigated by the Met’s Roads and Transport Policing Command but resulted in a decision from the Crown Prosecution Service that the driver should face no further action due to suffering an epileptic seizure which caused her to lose control of the vehicle.
Yet Selena and Nuria’s families expressed concerns over how the investigation was conducted, with the subsequent SCRG review leading to it being moved to the Met’s Specialist Crime Command in October.
Detective Superintendent Basford appealed for any witnesses or other people with information to come forward.
He said: “Were you attending the local golf course or driving in or around the area of the Study Prep School in Wimbledon at the time of the collision?
“Did you see the vehicle, a distinctive gold Land Rover Defender, in the lead-up to the collision?
“We believe there were people in the local area who have not been spoken to by police and remain unidentified.
“I would ask those individuals to please contact us.”
Anyone with information is urged to contact the major incident room on 0207 175 0793, call 101 quoting CAD 6528/27Jan, or message @MetCC on X providing the CAD reference.
Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online.
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