Video: Lydia and Chris Leek speak about Jamie and the support from Theresa May
Prime Minister Theresa May has promised to look into the case of a Nottingham boy killed on a family holiday in Zante.
Nine-year-old Jamie Leek was hit by a motorcycle while crossing a road on the Greek island almost five years ago, but the rider convicted of causing his death has not yet been to prison.
The man responsible was given a custodial sentence in a Greek court but then appealed which, in Greek law, means he is free until his application is heard.
Jamie’s mum Lydia said: “My husband Chris and Jamie were in front of us and a speeding bike just came down the road and ploughed straight into both of them.
“Chris was left on the floor with a badly broken arm and Jamie had gone up the road and later died of his injuries.”
Chris and Lydia, from Clifton, fly out to the next court hearing in Zante in June, which will mark five years since Jamie died.
Father Chris Leek said: “The fact the guy responsible is still a free man adds salt to the wounds.
“You just want him to face up to what he has done and for him to spend his time behind bars.
“You want to tell him what you’ve gone through and make him realise what he’s caused us but you’ve got to have faith in the justice system and hopefully they’ll see sense and send him to prison this time.”
After the matter was raised in the House of Commons on Wednesday, Prime Minister Theresa May said she is ‘very happy to look at this case’.
She said: “It’s a tragic case and our thoughts must be with Chris and Lydia at the terrible loss that they experienced.
“As to the issues of what is happening in terms of the Greek criminal justice system, of course, a matter for the Greek authorities but I will look seriously at this case and see if there’s anything the Foreign Office can do.”
