Parents of Glasgow schoolboy killed by van call for driver to be charged
The family of a five-year-old boy who died after being hit two years ago, have slammed the crown office for failing to bring charges against the driver.
The family of a five-year-old boy who died after being hit two years ago, have slammed the crown office for failing to bring charges against the driver.
Lennon Toland died after being struck by a van on his way home from school in Tollcross in September 2016.
The schoolboy was with his dad on Dalness Street when the van mounted the pavement to gain access to car park.
Almost two years on from his death, his family believes they have been let down after no charges were brought against the driver.
Leanne Toland said: “There is barely a minute that goes past when Lennon isn’t in my thoughts.
“It’s difficult to stop the grief taking over but I do everything I can to make sure we remember our fun wee boy and not how he was stolen from us.
“We will never forgive that driver for not paying attention because his carelessness resulted in the death of my son.
“Some people might think ‘Oh, well the driver has to live with that for the rest of his life’.
“But prosecution isn’t intended to inspire guilt – it’s about holding people accountable for their actions, about educating and warning society, and, more importantly, it’s about ensuring victims see justice.
“However in the two years since Lennon died we’ve had no answers or results.
“That driver who killed our little boy gets to go about his life like nothing’s happened.
“How is that possible? How can the authorities know who killed our little boy, know how it happened yet do absolutely nothing about it?
“No family should have to go through something like this – it’s like the COPFS only want to pursue cases where they know they can get a conviction.
“Even if the driver walked free after facing a trial we’d at least have some respect left for the prosecutors because at least they tried to get justice for us.
“I’ve lost all faith in the police and the COPFS – everything from the scene investigation all the way up to the fiscal’s decision to let the driver walk away just proves that justice is an illusion."