Family's two-year fight to bring killer driver back from Latvia
The parents of 12-year-old Keaton Slater have successfully brought his killer to justice after a two-year international pursuit. Aleksanders Dolars, who fled to Latvia after a fatal hit-and-run in Coventry, was sentenced to over nine years in prison.
Why it matters
The case highlights the complexities of international extradition and the persistent efforts of victims' families in seeking accountability for hit-and-run crimes.
Image source, Family Image caption, Keaton Slater died when he was hit by Latvian Aleksanders Dolars' speeding BMW
Days after her 12-year-old son was killed by a BMW driver travelling at 70mph, Louise Slater sat outside the suspect's home, gathering the courage to plead with his family to hand him in.
She had been given the name and address of Aleksanders Dolars after her son Keaton was killed in a hit-and-run in Coventry.
Distraught, she was preparing to knock on the door when a neighbour approached and asked what she was doing.
When she explained, he told her the family, from Latvia, had packed up and left a day or two earlier.
Keaton's suspected killer had fled just hours after leaving him dying in the road.
What followed was a relentless two-year fight by his parents to track him down and bring him back to England to face justice.
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