Two in court after body of Megan Bannister found in back of crashed car
Written by News on 18/05/2017
Two men have appeared in court charged with manslaughter after the death of a teenager whose body was found in the back of a crashed car.
Megan Bannister, 16, was found on the back seat of a black Vauxhall Astra following a collision involving the car and motorbike on Sunday morning in Enderby, Leicestershire.
Jason Burder, 28, and Adam King, 27, have been charged with gross negligence manslaughter and were remanded in custody for a month by Leicester Magistrates’ Court.
King, of of Waltham Avenue, Leicester and Burder, of Braunstone Avenue, Leicester, were not asked to enter a plea and were refused bail. They will appear at Leicester Crown Court on 15 June.
Burder and King spoke only to confirm their details.
Megan’s family said in a statement after her body was discovered: "Megan was our beautiful, talented, loving daughter and sister, and our hearts have been utterly broken by her death.
"The thought of life without Megan is impossible to imagine, and we cannot adequately express in words the sense of numbness and overwhelming grief we feel at her loss.
"She was bright, clever, and a responsible person who loved her family and her many friends.
"She had a strong self-will and had set her heart on training to become a midwife."
The statement added: "Knowing how confident and determined she was, we have no doubt she would have realised that dream."
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