A driver on trial for murdering a four-year-old boy in a high-speed hit-and-run told the child's uncle in a phone call that he was going to "ram them" and did not "give a f***", a court has heard.
Owen Maughan, 27, has admitted the manslaughter of Peter Maughan but denies murder. He is accused of deliberately ramming the family's pickup truck at an estimated 60mph in New Barn Road, Southfleet, on 1 June last year.
His father Patrick Maughan, 54, who was a passenger, is also on trial accused of murder as he is alleged to have been "actively encouraging" his son at the time.
The court heard that during the pursuit along the A2, Jason Maughan received Facebook messages from Owen Maughan before calling him. During the call, Owen said he was going to "ram the vehicle". The call ended with a "clunking noise" seconds before the fatal collision.
Peter was thrown from the vehicle and died from severe injuries at Darent Valley Hospital. His father Lovell Mahon sustained multiple fractures and brain trauma, while his mother and one-year-old sister escaped with minor injuries.
