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Tampered Tyre Caused Death

Police are treating the death of a woman killed in a car crash as manslaughter after they discovered the collision was caused by the deliberate puncture of one of her tyres.

7:47 am, Thu 04 Oct 2012

Tyre slash victim: appeal renewed

Detectives investigating the death of a woman killed in a car crash in Northamptonshire, after her tyre was damaged by vandals, have renewed their appeal for information.

Joanna Smith died on the A45 near Earls Barton in April. Last week police said they were treating her death as manslaughter after forensic tests found a tyre on her car had been slashed.

7:45 pm, Wed 26 Sep 2012

Full report: husband of tyre-vandalised driver appeals for help to catch the criminals

The husband of a woman who died when her car crashed after a tyre was damaged by vandals has appealed for help in catching the people who did it.

John Smith had been married for just nine months when his wife Joanna was killed on her way to work. The police are treating her death as manslaughter.