Kimberley Cameron, 27, died after being hit by a police vehicle while out for a run, crossing a pelican crossing on the A41 in Aylesbury in 2021.

PC Philip Duthie, 41, who is currently working on “restricted duties”, will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court accused of causing death by careless driving on April 27. 

This follows a reinvestigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).

At around 4.45pm on April 16 2021, PC Duthie was responding to a report of a serious incident when his vehicle struck the 27-year-old.

The IOPC stated: “We decided to carry out a reinvestigation in 2023 after considering new evidence from the inquest into her death. 

“After completing our reinvestigation in December 2025, we sent a file of evidence to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), which authorised the charge of causing death by careless driving contrary to section 2B of the Road Traffic Act 1988.”

Thames Valley Police said: “The force’s thoughts remain with the family and friends of Kimberley Cameron, and all those affected by this incident.”

In October 2022, an inquest at Beaconsfield Coroners Court heard Kimberly described as an “aspiring, kind and thoughtful person” and a much-loved daughter, sister, granddaughter, niece, friend and colleague.

Known to her loved ones as Kim and Kimmy, a statement from her family revealed her dream was to become an NHS nurse before following in the footsteps of her dad and granddad in becoming an RAF officer.

The senior coroner for Buckinghamshire, Crispin Butler, had noted that the cause of the death following a post-mortem was “multiple injuries”.

Friends of Stratfield Brake (FoSB) has launched the legal challenge arguing that Cherwell District Council acted “unlawfully” in approving the development on green belt land.

Permission for the 16,000-seat stadium at the Kidlington Triangle was granted planning permission in August pending several agreements that were finalised in February.

FoSB has consistently raised concerns around the impact on wildlife and aspects of the planned road closures.

Stratfield Brake (Image: Submit)

Lawyers at Leigh Day, acting for the group, sent a formal pre-action protocol letter setting out its legal objections to the decision.

But Leigh Day said the council “refused” to acknowledge such concerns and now FoSB has now officially filed proceedings seeking permission to apply for a judicial review.

A key issue concerns the council’s alleged treatment of advice from Natural England on the ecological status of woodland at Stratfield Brake.

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Leigh Day said Natural England advised that the evidence as to whether the woodland is ancient was inconclusive and recommended a precautionary approach.

FoSB claims that the council accepted an assumption that extensive traffic management measures could be set up and removed within a very short period of time, despite there being no realistic evidential basis for that conclusion.

FoSB contends that these alleged errors were material to the decision to grant planning permission. The group is seeking to quash the permission.

The case will now proceed to the permission stage, where a judge will decide whether the judicial review should go forward to a full hearing.

Oxford United stadium plans (Image: Fortitude Communications)

FoSB is represented by Ricardo Gama, human rights partner at law firm Leigh Day.

An FoSB representative said: “We have engaged with the council throughout this process and made our concerns clear at every stage, including through formal legal correspondence.

“Unfortunately, those concerns have not been addressed, leaving us with no option but to bring this judicial review.

“We believe the decision is flawed and that the impacts of this development on the adjacent woodland and transport have not been properly considered.”

Mr Gama added: “Our clients felt they had no choice but to file court proceedings because the council has failed to address their concerns over the impact which the stadium development would have on an ecologically important woodland and on local traffic.

“They look forward to putting their arguments to a judge.”

FoSB added it is “extremely grateful to the many people who have supported us” over the past four years which includes £50,000 raised.

“We believe that the local community shares our deep concerns about this project, especially the impact on biodiversity and the lack of any meaningful community benefits,” it said in a statement.

“The section 106 agreement funds seem to be allocated largely to travel infrastructure works which wouldn’t be needed if this project wasn’t being forced upon us.

“We are mindful that judicial review is an uphill battle but feel that this proposal is so egregious we should do everything in our power to try to stop it.”

Oxford United and Cherwell District Council have been approached for further comment.

More follows.

Oxfordshire County Council has announced it will be using WhatsApp for specific travel updates from tomorrow (Friday, April 10).

OxonTravel is used by the county council to provide daily travel updates, including road closures and traffic collisions.

In January, it announced it will stop using X, formerly known as Twitter, over concerns about the rise in hate speech and abuse towards women and girls.

Numerous other public bodies in Oxfordshire have also decided to leave the site.

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As part of its phased approach, the county council will leave X entirely by Friday, April 17.

It will use other social media channels and its website to keep people informed and engaged. This includes, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Nextdoor, Blue Sky, WhatsApp and Youtube.

Ofcom’s investigation into the AI-chatbot Grok to create and share sexualised images of children is ongoing.

Liz Leffman. (Image: Andy Ffrench)

Liz Leffman, county council leader, said she welcomed Ofcom’s decision to investigate the site under the Online Safety Act in a meeting last December.

The county council said: “Public bodies have a responsibility to stand up against hate and abuse, particularly when it targets women and girls.

“Where platforms fail to provide a safe and respectful space for communities, we must make clear and principled choices about how we communicate.”

South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils have removed their profiles.

Cherwell District Council has kept its profile to avoid imitation but it has stopped posting.