Watch: Heartbreaking footage released of fun-loving teenagers killed at Oldbury street racing event

19-year-old Ben Corfield and 16-year-old Liberty Charris died. Dhiya Al-Maamoury behind the wheel The Nissan Skyline crashed into pedestrians standing on the sidewalk.

The incident occurred at an illegal street racing event on Oldbury Road on the evening of 20 November 2022. Oldbury.

Street racers were using the section of Oldbury Road between Spon Lane South and Rood End Road and traffic junctions to perform circuits. West Midlands Police in question.

Al-Maamoury, 56, was traveling at approximately 54 to 57 mph on a 60-kilometer-per-hour road when he lost control of the vehicle and left the highway. Caught on camera.

While Liberty and Ben were pronounced dead at the scene, teenagers Ebonie Parkes and Ethan Kilburn were taken to hospital with life-threatening and life-changing injuries and are currently still recovering.

Al-Maamoury, of Hobs Moat Road, Solihull, denied charges of two counts of causing death by dangerous driving and two counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving in March.

However, in September Al Maamoury changed his defense and confessed to causing the deaths of two young friends and serious injuries to two of his friends.

The 56-year-old appeared at Wolverhampton Crown Court on Friday, November 8. Sentenced to 13 and a half years in prison in prison.

Now West Midlands Police have released old footage of Liberty Charris from her childhood and staged a ‘radio programme’ in what appears to be her bedroom.

“I like to pretend I have my own radio show, hit the top 10 and come up with the lyrics,” he says in the video.

“Later, I’d like to interview Christian O’Connell after he reads his new book ‘Radio Boy’. But first, here’s ‘Happy Radio’ by Edwin Starr, a great work ‘I haven’t heard for years’, dance along.”

The fun-loving youngster then continues dancing along to the music. In other video footage, Ben Corfield can be seen cheerfully singing along to the music in the car.

In a powerful victim impact statement read out in court, Liberty’s father described feeling “devastated” by her death.

He said: “Liberty had so much to live for and give, she treated everyone and everything with love and kindness.

“His departure is a great devastation for me, for his entire family, and for everyone who had the taste of freedom in his short sixteen years of life. Freedom will be remembered by many forever.

“The bond of family could not be stronger, and that is why the loss of freedom affects us all so dramatically.”

Ben’s father Damian also revealed his tragic loss in a victim impact statement, describing his son as a “caring” person who “would do anything to help anyone”.

He said: “That night, November 20, my reason for living was taken away from me. My only son, whom I valued very much and loved beyond words, was killed for nothing.

“The pain of losing a child is unbearable, it is an unimaginable, heartbreaking pain that is with you every moment of the day and night, it never goes away.”

Det Sergeant Paul Hughes, of West Midlands Police’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: “Al-Maamoury was rightly put behind bars for killing two teenagers and seriously injuring two others.

“Ben and Liberty were pedestrians on the pavement and needed some protection, but due to Al-Maamoury’s dangerous driving, their family has to live with this loss forever. “Our thoughts are with Liberty and Ben’s loved ones.”

Supt Gareth Mason, Head of the Service’s Road Policing Service, added: “Al-Maamoury was 54, proving that there are no longer ‘boy racers’ driving and speeding dangerously on our roads.

“This case shows how dangerous street racing events are and we are determined to do everything we can to combat these illegal gatherings.

“Recently we have seen resources being poured into road policing within the police force with more personnel, more vehicles and more technology.

“As part of Operation Hercules we are making arrests, puncturing tyres, canceling licenses and gathering intelligence on where street racing events regularly take place.

“But we need the public’s help. If you have dashcam or mobile phone footage of any street racing activity or dangerous driving please send it to us.