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| Two charged over Coventry brothers crash deaths | Two charged over Coventry brothers crash deaths |
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| A man and woman have been charged with causing death by dangerous driving after a suspected hit-and-run which killed two young brothers in Coventry. | |
| Corey and Casper Platt-May - aged six and two - were heading to a park when they were hit by a car on Thursday. | |
| Robert Brown, 53, and Gwendoline Harrison, 41, are due to appear before Coventry Magistrates Court later. | Robert Brown, 53, and Gwendoline Harrison, 41, are due to appear before Coventry Magistrates Court later. |
| Mr Brown is also charged with driving while disqualified and without a licence or insurance. | |
| Ms Harrison also faces a common assault allegation. | Ms Harrison also faces a common assault allegation. |
| Corey and Casper were among a group of up to nine children being helped across Macdonald Road by several adults at about 14:00 GMT on a family trip to a nearby park. | |
| They were taken to hospital with severe injuries, but Casper could not be revived and died a short time later. | |
| Corey was rushed into surgery, but later died. | |
| The boys' grandfather Kim May said: "They were just very happy, jolly, lovely boys and their lives have been taken away so young. It's unbelievable." | |
| Det Sgt Paul Hughes, from West Midlands Police, thanked the public for their help and said officers are continuing to support the family at this "devastating time". | Det Sgt Paul Hughes, from West Midlands Police, thanked the public for their help and said officers are continuing to support the family at this "devastating time". |
| Coventry City Football Club said their players would wear black armbands during Saturday's match against Mansfield Town in memory of the boys. | |
| Family and friends have set up a number of fundraising pages to help the grieving parents cover the funeral costs. |