Scarlett Rossborough death: John Noble Lindsay given suspended sentence

On the day of the crash, 9 August 2023, Scarlett, who attended Linn Primary School in Larne, was part of a group of children and adult leaders from a community centre summer scheme on a day out to Carrickfergus Castle.

Crown barrister David Russell KC said that as the group was walking along the footpath on High Street, Lindsay’s car mounted the footpath and struck three children.

Prior to the collision, Lindsay had parked his car in a disabled parking space.

Mr Russell said that after initially parking his car, Lindsay was captured on CCTV exiting the vehicle then getting back into the car.

He then attempted to re-park the car and began moving the vehicle backwards and forwards several times.

Saying this was “presumably an effort to move his car closer to the kerb”, Mr Russell said “as the car reversed once more, with the front wheel steered to the right, it’s movement was initially slow before suddenly accelerating.

“The car mounted the footpath, striking Scarlett and at least two other children, then collided with the wall of an adjacent building, trapping Scarlett between the rear of the vehicle and the wall.”

Two other children were thrown into the doorway of a shop but didn’t suffer any serious injury.