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Millionaire's son serves just seven months for killing toddler

A MULTIMILLIONAIRE'S son who caused the death of a toddler in a car crash has been released from prison after just seven months, it was reported on Wednesday (30).

Antonio Boparan, 32, caused the death of Cerys Edwards after a horror crash.


In 2006, the then 22-year-old Boparan was driving his 2.5 tonne Range Rover at 70 mph in a suburban street in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, when he smashed into the car of the family of Cerys Edwards.

Cerys, who was barely one, was left brain-damaged and had to spend the rest of her life in a ventilator.

She passed away in 2015 at Birmingham Children’s Hospital after contacting a virus.

Her death led to Boparan being charged with killing her. Boparan was jailed for 18 months in March this year after he admitted the charge at Birmingham Crown Court.

Boparan is the son of businessman Ranjit Singh Boparan who founded the 2 Sisters Food Group.

The Edwards family had campaigned for tougher sentences for speeding drivers following the crash.

Speaking after Cerys' death, her father Gareth Edwards, pushed for new charges to be brought against "child killer" Boparan so he can "serve a proper sentence."

Gareth said: "Police have found his actions caused the death of my daughter so he is a child killer, simple as that.

"He killed my daughter.

"I want to see him in that dock again facing charges of manslaughter or murder. He used that motor vehicle to kill my daughter.

"I cannot turn the clock back - my daughter is gone and is six feet under - all I can do is fight for justice for that little girl.

"Cerys is the victim of this. She could not talk, she could not walk, but I will stand up and fight for justice for her.

"He needs to serve a proper sentence for what he did. He is scum."

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