COURTNEY MEPPEN-WALTER was found guilty of driving at 56mph in a 30mph zone as his Mercedes ploughed into a Nissan Micra - killing brother and sister Kulwant Singh and Ravel Kaur.
A MANCHESTER CITY youth player will be sentenced today for causing the death of a brother and sister by careless driving.
Courtney Meppen-Walter, 18, was behind the wheel of his Mercedes car speeding at around 56mph in a 30mph zone when he ploughed into a Nissan Micra emerging from a side street.
The Nissan driver, Kulwant Singh, 32, from Salford, and his sister, front seat passenger Ravel Kaur, 37, from Cheetham Hill, were both killed.
Ms Kaur's two sons, aged 16 and 17, both backseat passengers, were also injured in the crash at around 10.15pm on September 1 last year at the junction of Great Ducie Street and Sherborne Street in central Manchester.
Meppen-Walter, of Middleton Road, Blackley, Manchester, admitted two counts of causing death by careless driving at the city's magistrates' court earlier this month.
The case was adjourned to Manchester Crown Court for sentencing today after JPs decided their powers of sentencing were not enough to deal with the case.
The Bury-born defender has been at the Premier League club since 2003 and has represented England at under-17 level.
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