Driver admits causing boy a fractured skull in car wash incident

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Bill Astin, prosecuting, said: “He had finished vacuuming a silver Mondeo and was sat waiting for the defendant to finish speaking to another worker.

“The defendant returned to the vehicle and then reversed the car while the victim was still sat in the boot. He shouted at him to stop, lost his grip and dropped from the car.”

The court heard the boy was thrown twoand-a-half metres from the vehicle.

An ambulance was called and he was taken to hospital where he was treated for a fractured skull.

The teenager also suffered a loss of hearing, which he has not completely regained, but he is expected to make a full recovery.

Mr Astin said that due to the bizarre nature of the incident, the Health and Safety Executive was initially called to investigate. The matter was later passed onto police, explaining why it took so long to reach court. District Judge Michael Fanning told Hussain that the matter was too serious for him deal with due to the inevitability of the child being thrown from the car and the subsequent injuries caused. He added: “This is a case which had potentially serious consequences for a young boy. Your actions were crass and stupid.” Hussain will be sentenced by a judge at Leeds Crown Court on July 7. Judge Fanning made an order for a probation report to be prepared on him on the day.

This is a case which had potentially serious consequences for a young boy.