Sheffield horror crash: Everything we know after teenager admits killing four, including 16-month-old boy
Here is everything we know so far after the teenager appeared in court alongside his brother and another 18-year-old man, who cannot be named for legal reasons.
- Elliott Bower, 18, was driving a Volkswagen Golf which was being pursued by officers when it crashed into a people carrier in the Darnall area of Sheffield, days after he and his brother taunted police looking for them.
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Hide Ad- The driver of the people carrier, Adnan Ashraf Jarral, 35, died along with his son Muhammed Usman Bin Adnan and a married couple '“Â Vlasta Dunova, 41, and Miroslav Duna, 50.
- Bower was told by a judge '˜make no mistake, you will be punished' after he pleaded guilty to four counts of causing death by dangerous driving and other offences at SheffieldCrown Court on Monday.
- He appeared alongside his brother Declan Bower, 23, and a 17-year-old boy who each pleaded guilty to offences including aggravated vehicle taking.
- It was confirmed after the crash on November 9 that the VW Golf driven by Bower was being pursued by officers at the time.
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Hide Ad- The Bower brothers, of Harborough Avenue, Sheffield, were on the run from police as they were wanted in connection with a number of alleged offences.
- Two weeks before the crash, South Yorkshire Police had launched a media appeal asking for the public's help in finding them.
- The brothers responded by posting a picture of themselves on Facebook, taunting officers.
- Remanding the trio in custody, the Recorder of Sheffield Judge Jeremy Richardson QC said: "This is an exceptionally serious case of its kind.
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Hide Ad"It demands punishment. Make no mistake, you will be punished."
- The Bower brothers stood in the dock in a packed Court 7 each handcuffed to a security guard.