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Driver charged over deaths of Manea couple




A man has been charged in relation to fatal collision in which a husband and wife lost their lives.

Luke Norton (31), of Nocton Park Road, Nocton, Lincoln, has been charged with two counts of causing death by dangerous driving and one count of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

He was charged with the offences late on Friday night and appeared at Huntingdon Magistrates’ Court the following day.

Bob and Paula Bateman with daughters Lexi and Elizabeth.
Bob and Paula Bateman with daughters Lexi and Elizabeth.

Norton did not enter pleas to the three charges and was remanded in custody until his next hearing, scheduled to take place at Peterborough Crown Court on Friday, October 2.

Bob Bateman (36) and his wife Paula (35) , of Westfield Road, Manea, died after the head-on collision involving their Ford Focus and an Iveco Daily van on the A142 between Chatteris and Mepal on Thursday.

The pair’s two daughters, Lexi (10) and 18-month old Elizabeth, were also in the car. Lexi suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries and Elizabeth suffered minor injuries. Both girls have since been discharged from hospital.



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