Mother wins death crash damages

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A mother whose nephew caused her son's death in a car crash will be awarded damages, BBC Scotland has learned.

Anne Louise Tiffney sued compensation body the Motor Insurers Bureau after Sean Flynn was jailed for the death of Paul Ross in West Lothian, in 2002.

Flynn was cleared in 2005 of murdering his mother Louise Tiffney, 43, whose body has never been found.

She disappeared before her son was jailed for the crash which killed Mr Ross and his friend Christopher Magee.

The decision to give compensation came in a judgement issued by the Court of Session in Edinburgh.

Judge Lord Kinclaven stated that the level of compensation to be paid by the Motor Insurance Bureau, an umbrella organisation which deals with cases involving uninsured drivers, would be decided at a later date.

Not proven

Flynn was 18 years old when he was jailed for three years and nine months after he admitted crashing a high-powered BMW while speeding in Mid Calder in January 2001.

He was convicted of causing death by dangerous driving, driving without a licence and driving without insurance.

Ms Tiffney had also sued Flynn himself in the court action. He admitted liability in the case.

Flynn's mother, 43-year-old Louise Tiffney, disappeared four days before he admitted the charge.

He was later cleared in 2005 of murdering her and disposing of her body in an unknown location, after a jury returned a verdict of not proven.

Anne Louise Tiffney, of Barnton, Edinburgh, was unavailable for comment when BBC Scotland tried to contact her.