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| Man charged over M6 family deaths | Man charged over M6 family deaths |
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| A Portuguese lorry driver has been charged with six counts of causing death by dangerous driving after a family was killed on the M6. | |
| Chef David Statham, 38, wife Michelle, 33, and children Reece, 13, Jay, nine, Mason, 20 months, and 10-week-old Ellouise died in Cheshire on Monday. | Chef David Statham, 38, wife Michelle, 33, and children Reece, 13, Jay, nine, Mason, 20 months, and 10-week-old Ellouise died in Cheshire on Monday. |
| The six, from Llandudno, had visited family in Birmingham before the crash, involving three lorries and two cars. | |
| Paulo Jorge Nogueira de Silva, 46, has been remanded in custody. | Paulo Jorge Nogueira de Silva, 46, has been remanded in custody. |
| He will appear at Chester Crown Court in November. | He will appear at Chester Crown Court in November. |
| The family was killed between junctions 16 and 17 of the northbound M6. | The family was killed between junctions 16 and 17 of the northbound M6. |
| 'Childhood sweethearts' | 'Childhood sweethearts' |
| Police confirmed Mr de Silva is Portuguese but was living in Spain. His address was given as Calle Romero, Tutana, Murcia. | Police confirmed Mr de Silva is Portuguese but was living in Spain. His address was given as Calle Romero, Tutana, Murcia. |
| Mr Statham worked as a chef at St David's College in Llandudno. | Mr Statham worked as a chef at St David's College in Llandudno. |
| Mrs Statham's family said she and her husband were childhood sweethearts who had been together for 19 years. | Mrs Statham's family said she and her husband were childhood sweethearts who had been together for 19 years. |
| Tributes poured in for the family, who moved to North Wales from Birmingham four years ago, after news of the crash broke. | Tributes poured in for the family, who moved to North Wales from Birmingham four years ago, after news of the crash broke. |
| The Mayor of Llandudno said a memorial service would be held for them if that was what relatives wanted. | The Mayor of Llandudno said a memorial service would be held for them if that was what relatives wanted. |
| The northbound stretch of the M6 between junctions 16, at Stoke-on-Trent, and 17, for Sandbach, was closed for several hours after the incident. | The northbound stretch of the M6 between junctions 16, at Stoke-on-Trent, and 17, for Sandbach, was closed for several hours after the incident. |