Driver whose electric car 'accelerated on its own' cleared of killing boy, 5, in south London

Fareed Amir was killed when Ashenafei Demissie’s car suddenly accelerated forwards - (Family Handout/PA Wire)

An electric vehicle driver who claimed his car knocked over and killed his five-year-old neighbour when the vehicle moved on its own has been found not guilty of causing the boy’s death.

Ashenafei Demissie, 53, was behind the wheel of a Volkswagen ID.4 when it suddenly accelerated forward, killing Fareed Amir and seriously injuring his own 12-year-old son, on November 25 2022.