Family release heartbreaking photos of Khia Whitehead after cop who 'destroyed our son's life' is jailed

The family of Khia Whitehead insist they will 'never give up' on the teenager after a serving police officer 'destroyed his life'. PC Sarah De Meulemeester was only authorised to be a 'basic driver' at Greater Manchester Police, meaning she had to stick to speed limits.

But the officer drove at more than twice the limit through Stockport on a wet Boxing Day in 2020, as she was one of three cars responding to a 'grade one emergency', Liverpool Crown Court heard. The 26-year-old overtook a car and drove on the wrong side of a traffic island on Garners Lane, Adswood, when she hit then-15-year-old Khia.

De Meulemeester, of Mill Court, Chinley, Derbyshire, was found guilty of causing serious injury by dangerous driving following a trial. Today (May 19), she was locked up for 30 months and banned from driving for two years.

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Khia's family have released a series of heartbreaking images of the teenager in hospital following the devastating collision which paralysed him. They show the youngster lying in a bed, with the tubes that were described in court to help him breathe.

In a statement released following the sentencing, Khia's family said: “We are delighted with the outcome of this case and thank the judge for making his decision. We know nothing is ever going to be justice for what she did to our family and destroying our son’s life.

“Her jail sentence is not going to bring Khia back but having her held accountable for her actions sets a tone to all the other police officers who continuously break their own laws: ‘No emergency is so great that it justifies injuring or killing someone, it is better to arrive late than not at all’. Police officers are not