Man extradited to UK and charged over schoolboy's death
A Latvian man has been extradited to the UK and charged over the death of a 12-year-old boy in an alleged hit-and-run more than two years ago.
A 23-year-old Latvian man, Dolars Aleksanders, has been extradited from Latvia to the UK and charged with causing the death of Keaton Slater, a 12-year-old boy, in a hit-and-run accident on 14 June 2024. Keaton was struck by a black BMW while walking home from school. Aleksanders was detained in Latvia last month and arrived in the UK, where he was taken into custody and appeared at Birmingham Magistrates' Court.
The court heard that he has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving. Aleksanders will next appear at Crown Court on 3 September. Keaton's parents were present during the brief hearing, sitting in the public gallery alongside police officers. Extradition proceedings were initiated after police named Aleksanders as a person of interest following the crash.
British, Latvian, and international authorities collaborated to bring Aleksanders back to the UK for the trial.
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