Suspended sentence after child crash death

A 92-year-old antheral who knocked down and killed an eight-year aged miss volition beryllium handed a suspended sentence, a tribunal has heard.

Scarlett Rossborough, from Larne, died aft being struck by a car driven by John Noble Lindsay successful Carrickfergus successful August 2023.

Lindsay, of Prince Andrew Way successful Carrickfergus, admitted a complaint of causing Scarlett's decease by unsafe driving.

He is presently successful infirmary and was excused from attending Monday's proceeding astatine Belfast Crown Court.

The erstwhile constabulary serviceman volition besides beryllium banned from driving for 5 years by Judge Patricia Smyth.

"The enormity of the calamity cannot beryllium enactment into words," she told the court.

"Scarlett was a beautiful, blessed child, loved by each who knew her.

"She was 8 years aged and described arsenic the princess of the family.

"She was the kindest, astir sensitive, empathetic small person. She was determined and passionate."

The justice said that Scarlett loved sports, euphony and was a keen creator and gymnast who loved to play with her small brother.

She added that determination was "no condemnation that volition bring immoderate comfortableness to Scarlett's parents and family, who person suffered truthful much".