Woman charged with death of child in Rochdale crash

Photo Credit - GMP

A woman has been charged after a child was killed in a collision in Rochdale.

Sobia Aftar, 33, of Taylor Street, Rochdale has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving.

The charge is in relation to an incident on 1 October 2018, when a red Range Rover and a pedestrian were in collision on Taylor Street.

The pedestrian – 11-year-old Marianne Haboc – was pronounced dead at the scene, despite the best efforts of the emergency services.

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