A heavily pregnant women died after she was hit by a car allegedly driven by her baby's father just three weeks before she was due to give birth.
Jessica Fenner, 22, was rushed to hospital in a critical condition after she was struck by a car not far from the family home of her boyfriend Daniel Dutfield.
However, there was nothing doctors could do to save the young mother-to-be and her unborn daughter, and she died from her injuries just hours after the crash in Morden, south west London.
Dutfield, 24, was arrested after the collision on Saturday evening and later charged with causing death by dangerous driving.
He appeared in front of magistrates in Croydon via video link today and was remanded in custody until his next court appearance, scheduled for July 21 at Croydon Crown Court.
Miss Fenner, is understood to have been due to give birth to a girl on July 30, and the couple are believed to have been together since 2008.
She had only recently moved into a flat with Dutfield, and had posted a string of messages on Facebook saying how excited she was about her life.
In one message, written on June 26, she wrote: 'So happy with my new flat can’t wait to start moving stuff in - feeling excited.'
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