Louis Thorold: Pensioner denies killing five-month-old baby in Cambridgeshire A10 crash

Shelagh Roberts, 74, is accused of causing the death by careless driving of five-month-old Louis Thorold.
Shelagh Robertson, 74, is accused of causing the death by careless driving of five-month-old Louis Thorold. Credit: Family photo / Press Association

A pensioner accused of causing a crash which killed a five-month-old baby in his pram is set to stand trial later this year.

Shelagh Robertson, 74, from Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire, is charged with causing the death of Louis Thorold by careless driving.

The baby boy was being pushed in his pram by his mum along the A10 in Waterbeach when a van left the road and hit them both.

Louis was killed while his 36-year-old mum Rachael Thorold was left in a coma for 10 days and spent four months in hospital.

Rachael and Chris Thorold arriving at Cambridge Crown Court. Credit: Press Association

Both Louis's mum and dad, Chris Thorold, were in court to hear Robertson, of Stables Yard, Waterbeach, enter a plea of not guilty during a hearing at Cambridge Crown Court.

She will return to face trial on 8 August.