With tears in his eyes, Dave Anthony Searles walked out of the District “A” Magistrates’ Court a free man yesterday, five years after he had been charged in connection with the car death of his five-month-old son.
But he has some advice for parents of newborn and young children: see the rear-facing cars seats and leave them in the store.
“You see rear-facing car seats? If you are a person who is accustomed to a routine, it is a recipe for disaster,” he stressed.
Searles, 48, of Cemetery Lane, Road View, St Peter, was originally charged with unlawfully killing Ethan Searles on December 5, 2012. That was subsequently withdrawn and replaced with the charge that being a person over 16 years, having custody of Ethan Searles, who was five months old, he wilfully exposed the child in a manner likely to cause injury to the health of the child. (HLE)
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