Didsbury<\/a>, where he was observed by one sex worker taking 20 lines of cocaine in a three-hour period.<\/p>\n![\"Rawal](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1_Driver-pleads-GUILTY-to-killing-girl-3-in-Manchester-city-centre-crash.jpg\")
Rawal Rehman(Image: Greater Manchester Police)<\/p>\n
He had also described himself as having \u2018a bit of a blow-out\u2019. He was asked to leave at 6am, but refused until all the other customers had left.<\/p>\n
He then drove to Tropical Palms massage parlour in the city centre where he stayed for three hours and 25 minutes, and left 10 minutes before the collision. He would later tell a probation officer that he had taken more cocaine at the second establishment.<\/p>\n
He was arrested two days later and accepted being the driver but denied driving dangerously. He has since admitted causing death by dangerous driving.<\/p>\n
The van was examined and did not have an MOT, and was deemed \u2018unroadworthy\u2019.<\/p>\n
Rehman, who had previously served a prison sentence after he torched a car involved in another fatal crash, was said to be working as a self-employed courier at the time.<\/p>\n
Defending, David Toal described the case as \u2018genuinely tragic\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cNothing I say is intended to increase their [the family of Lulu] pain and suffering,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis tragic incident was caused by a failure of this defendant to adhere to the stop sign. The defendant does accept full responsibility.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said that Rehman \u2018simply panicked\u2019 after the collision when he fled the scene, and was left in \u2018total shock\u2019 after finding out about Lulu\u2019s death on social media.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe is the author of his own misfortune. He wishes to apologise to the family,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
‘His callous actions have changed a family forever’<\/p>\n
Sentencing, Judge Alan Conrad KC said: \u201cThere could easily have been more casualties.<\/p>\n
\u201cLulu in her short life brought enormous joy to those who knew and loved her. Her death and the manner of her death has caused continuing and lasting heartbreak on her family.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo sentence I pass can begin to equate the loss of her young life. As well, those who witnessed the spectacle, in particular the tram driver, who had no chance to avoid the collision.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rehman, of Booth Street, was jailed for 12 years and banned from driving for over 13 years.<\/p>\n
Detective Inspector Andrew Page, of GMP’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: “We extend our deepest condolences to Lulu’s family during this incredibly difficult time. What they have had to go through as a family is incomprehensible.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis was a tragic incident in which a young girl sadly lost her life. Instead of facing up to the consequences of his actions, Rehman decided to flee the scene and avoided the authorities for two days.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn his police interview, he accepted that he had been driving at the time of the collision but claimed his driving had not been dangerous. When asked about fleeing the scene, he claimed to have panicked.<\/p>\n
\u201cRehman\u2019s callous actions on that fatal day have changed a family\u2019s lives forever. This tragedy was completely avoidable and Rehman must now face the consequences of his actions.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rawal Rehman was jailed for 12 years for killing Lulu Palmisano after crashing into a tram in ManchesterRawal…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":135976,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8813],"tags":[748,30,393,4884,2465,8086,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-135975","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-manchester","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-courts","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-manchester","13":"tag-manchester-city-centre","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114579941965279515","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135975","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=135975"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135975\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/135976"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=135975"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=135975"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=135975"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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Rawal Rehman, left, was jailed for 12 years after causing the death of Louisa Palmisano(Image: Greater Manchester Police)<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1748351050_995_0_Lulu.jpg\")
Louisa Palmisano(Image: GMP)<\/p>\n