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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Steven Morris

Skipper denies manslaughter over Southampton speedboat crash

Emily Lewis
Emily Lewis was onboard the boat, Seadogz, with her mother, father, sister and seven other passengers when the collision took place in August 2020. Photograph: Hampshire Police/PA

The skipper of a speedboat involved in a crash in which a 15-year-old girl was killed has denied manslaughter in court.

It is alleged that Michael Lawrence was driving the boat at the time of the incident in August 2020, in which Emily Lewis sustained fatal injuries when the vessel collided with a five-tonne navigation buoy.

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