An electric bike yob left a little girl with a reported fractured skull in a hit and run crash.
Lewis Lally knocked down his six-year-old victim - who cannot be named for legal reasons - then left her lying in the road in Tuebrook. CCTV cameras captured the crash and how the 21-year-old rider stopped to see the child seriously injured on the ground, then sped away on his bike.
Emergency services rushed to Windsor Road after the incident, at around 6pm, on Friday, March 4 this year. The girl was taken to hospital where she was treated for a serious head injury.
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Following a CCTV appeal in the ECHO, the rider was later arrested. Lally, of Belvoir Road, Widnes, pleaded guilty to causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
He appeared at Liverpool Crown Court for sentencing this afternoon, via video link from HMP Altcourse. Lally, with a mop of brown hair and wearing a black Under Armour T-shirt and white rosary beads, spoke only to confirm his personal details.
Michael Bagley, defending, said the defence had been told "anecdotally" the girl had suffered a "fractured skull". However, he said medical evidence had not been provided to confirm the injury, or the prognosis for recovery.
Bernice Campbell, prosecuting, said the Crown Prosecution Service had received a bundle of medical documents from Alder Hey Children's Hospital and time was needed before they could be served on the defence.
Mr Bagley said: "It would be of course useful to have a medical report in a case of this seriousness... if there is going to be no ancillary statement then the court is still going to be wondering what the prognosis is."
The barrister said there was a statement from the girl's mum, who said the principal effects were "psychological". Mr Bagley added: "She is happy the injuries weren't worse - the court could infer from that there are no ongoing physical problems."
Judge Anil Murray said: "If the prosecution don't want to get a medical report to say there is likely to be ongoing medical issues, then you could make a submission about that." Mr Bagley replied: "Then I have nothing further to say, thank you."
Judge Murray asked whether the victim's family were at court and Ms Campbell said they had not wished to attend the hearing. The judge ordered the medical evidence to be served by June 10.
He said Lally would be sentenced on June 13 and remanded him in custody until that date.
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