A man who killed an eight-year-old boy in a horror crash that sent two others to hospital was seen grinning in his mugshot.
Nicholas Hopkins, 20, was on his motorbike when he hit Mustafa Ahmed, his 11-year-old brother Ahmed and dad Mohamed Mao, 49, as they crossed the road in south east London.
The family was walking to the Greenwich Islamic Centre in February when the Yamaha Thundercat motorbike slammed into them.
When he was hit, Mustafa was thrown into the air and declared dead at the scene.
His father Mohammed was airlifted to hospital and left in a coma for two months. When he woke he had amnesia and had forgotten about his son.
Ahmed suffered a punctured liver and neck lacerations.
Hopkins has pleaded guilty to causing death and serious injury by dangerous driving, causing death by driving without a licence, causing death while uninsured and possession of Class B drugs.
The dad said previously: “When I woke up, I didn’t remember anything, I didn’t know my wife, I didn’t know anybody. I didn’t know the reason I was there.”
Mohamed said when his memories eventually came back, he was told his son had passed away in the crash.
The dad said he “felt guilty” as he had taken Mustafa from their home on the day of the crash.
Detective Sergeant Sam Miles, from the Roads and Transport Policing Command, said: “Our thoughts remain with Mustafa’s family – who continue to struggle with the events of that day – as well as the officers and paramedics who were first on scene.
“This is truly a tragic case, caused by the defendants reckless and dangerous driving.
“Mustafa was only eight years old, and had the rest of his life ahead of him.”
