Murder suspect in court over fatal e-bike collision

Alana Armstrong lived in Tibshelf, Derbyshire, and was a mother to a six-year-old boy

A 23-year-old man has appeared in court accused of the murder of a young mum who was killed in a crash in Derbyshire.

Alana Armstrong, 25, died at the scene in Batley Lane, Pleasley, after she was a passenger on an e-bike involved in the collision with a 4x4 on the evening of 26 November.

The rider - named in court as Jordan Newton-Kay - was taken to hospital where one of his legs had to be amputated below the knee, said police.

Keaton Muldoon, of Tuckers Lane, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, appeared at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates' Court on Friday charged with the murder of mother-of-one Ms Armstrong and the attempted murder of Mr Newton-Kay, who is in his 20s.

Mr Muldoon was remanded into custody and will appear before Derby Crown Court on Monday.

Ms Armstrong died at the scene in Batley Lane, Pleasley

Officers previously said Ms Armstrong had been riding on the back of one of two bikes on the narrow country lane when the collision happened at about 20:00 GMT.

A £20,000 reward has been offered by Crimestoppers for key information about her death.

A woman in her 30s, from the Pleasley area, was arrested and subsequently bailed, while a man and woman previously arrested in connection with the incident were later released without charge.

On Friday, police appealed for a person who left a note, due to "poor parking", on a Land Rover Discovery in Mansfield to come forward.

Police said the note was left on the vehicle, parked in the Jacksons Park area, overnight on 26 November into the following day.