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| Coventry hit-and-run deaths: Man guilty of causing boys' deaths | |
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| A man has admitted causing the deaths of two young brothers in a hit-and-run crash in Coventry last month. | |
| Corey, six, and Casper Platt-May, two, were on a family trip to the park on 22 February when they were hit by Robert Brown's car. | |
| Both boys were taken to hospital with severe injuries but neither could be saved. | |
| Brown, 53, of Attwood Crescent, Wyken, admitted at Warwick Crown Court causing the deaths by dangerous driving. | |
| Corey and Casper had been with a group of up to nine children crossing Macdonald Road in the Stoke area of the city when they were struck. | |
| Brown was remanded in custody for sentencing on 27 April. | |
| Tyrone Smith QC, defending, said the presiding judge would need to watch "troubling" CCTV footage before deciding on a punishment. | |
| Brown admitted all charges, including two counts of death by dangerous driving, driving whilst disqualified, using a motor vehicle without insurance and using a motor vehicle without a licence. | |
| Earlier this month the boys' mother thanked local people for their support on Facebook. | |
| Louise Platt-May said she could not bring herself to talk about what happened to her sons, but that she was "overwhelmed" by the community's help. | |
| Previously she had described Corey as loving "school more than any kid I know" but said his "main passion in life was his football". | |
| Casper "was so loving and caring and constantly told his family how much he loved them," his mother said. | |
| She said: "He loved walking everywhere with his wellies and splashing in the puddles." |