good morning from bbc london, i m thomas magill. the mother of a delivery driver, who died after being knocked off his moped during a car chase in brixton on sunday, has spoken of her loss. 23 year old deliveroo driver guilherme da silva was caught up in a car chase, which resulted in the shooting of the rapper lamar scott, known as perm. speaking from brazil, mr da silva s mother says she went into despair after learning about her son s death. translation: i m devastated. my heart is bleeding. he was a great son. always with a smile on his face. and i would never have expected something like this to happen. i i have no words to express how much i m suffering. . a drunk driver has been jailed after he smashed his car into a pedicab in south london, killing a woman. sophie strickland died injuly while she was visiting the capital to celebrate her birthday. the driver, luis fernando balcazar soto, from elephant and castle, didn t have a licence and was twice over the drink drive limi
Guilherme Messias da Silva, 21, moved to London seeking a better life but struggled to make ends meet, with high repayments on his moped and soaring costs for everyday living expenses.
Nursing technician Rosângela Messias de Sousa, 46, thought her son, Guilherme Messias da Silva, 21, would be safe when he told her he was temporarily moving to the UK.