Businessman charged with causing death of Cerys Edwards 12 years after crash
A businessman has been charged with causing the death of a young girl who died as a result of severe injuries she suffered as a baby nine years earlier.
Antonio Boparan, a director of the 2 Sisters Food Group, has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving.
Cerys Edwards suffered multiple serious injuries in a crash in Streetly Lane, Sutton Coldfield, in November 2006.
Cerys was left brain damaged, paralysed and unable to breathe without a ventilator.
She died in October 2015 – just weeks before her 10th birthday.
Her devastated father Gareth paid tribute to Cerys following her death and said she had a smile that would 'melt the heart of anyone present'.
He said: "Given her injuries, she never complained and was a joy to be with. She was a very happy child who loved life."
A West Midlands Crown Prosecution spokesman confirmed to the Express and Star that Antonio Boparan was charged with causing death by dangerous driving in October.
He will appear at Birmingham Magistrates' Court on January 10.
In August 2017, it was revealed Antonio Boparan had taken on a director role with the 2 Sisters Food Group.
The company was founded by his father Ranjit Singh Boparan, known as the 'Chicken King' and has plants in West Bromwich and Wolverhampton.
